http://hpv.emedtv.com/hpv/hpv-statistics.html
“By age 50, at least 80 percent of women will have been infected with genital HPV infection.”
http://www.nccc-online.org/patient_info/vaccine.html
Number of people affected by HPV: About 20 million in the United States. 80% of women by age 50 will test postive for HPV.
New cases each year: 6.2 million
Health effects: Usually causes no symptoms, but certain strains can lead to cervical cancer and/or genital warts.
Cervical cancer data in the United States: 9,700 new U.S. cases a year. 3,700 deaths.
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Hundreds of thousands of women die worldwide every year.