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. 2011 Oct 3;29(32):4294–4301. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.36.4596

Fig 3.

Fig 3.

Incidence rates for overall oropharyngeal cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV)–positive oropharyngeal cancers, and HPV-negative oropharyngeal cancers during 1988 to 2004 in Hawaii, Iowa, and Los Angeles. Incidence rates for HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers increased from 0.8 per 100,000 during 1988 to 1990 to 2.6 per 100,000 during 2003 to 2004. Incidence rates for HPV-negative oropharyngeal cancers significantly declined from 2.0 per 100,000 during 1988 to 2004 to 1.0 per 100,000 during 2003 to 2004. Overall incidence of oropharyngeal cancers increased from 2.8 per 100,000 during 1988 to 1990 to 3.6 per 100,000 during 2003 to 2004.