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Annual cost of HPV-associated disease for one birth cohort of girls
| Cervical cancer screening* | $5,740,000,000 |
| Cervical cancer | $350,000,000 |
| Other anogenital cancers | $127,000,000 |
| Oropharyngeal cancer | $38,000,000 |
| Anogenital warts | $220,000,000 |
| Respiratory papillomatosis | $151,000,000 |
| TOTAL | >$6.5 BILLION |
Routine screening accounts for ~63% of the cost; follow-up accounts for the other 37%
Cost of vaccinating one birth cohort of girls: ~$1 billion ($500/girl × 2 million girls)
