Epidemiology of head and neck cancer

EM Rettig, G D'Souza - Surgical oncology clinics, 2015 - surgonc.theclinics.com
Head and neck cancer (HNC) encompasses a heterogeneous group of upper aerodigestive
tract malignancies that together comprise the seventh most common cancer worldwide, 1
and ninth most common cancer in the United States. 2 The vast majority of HNCs are
squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). 3 More than 54,000 new cases of HNC were projected
in the United States in 2014, resulting in an annual incidence of 15.0 per 100,000, with
12,000 deaths attributable to the disease. 2 There are two primary causes of HNC:(1) …