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==Overview==
==Overview==
The [[prevalence]] of hypopharyngeal cancer is estimated to be 2,500 new cases in the U.S annually and hypopharyngeal cancer is a very [[rare]] type of [[cancer]]. Hypopharyngeal cancer commonly affects patients in 55 to 65 years of age. Males are commonly affected with a hypopharyngeal cancer compared to women. Hypopharyngeal cancer comprises about 7% of all [[cancers]] of the [[head]] and [[neck]].
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
===Prevalence===
===Prevalence===
The prevalence of hypopharyngeal cancer is relatively less, representing only 10% of all proximal aerodigestive tract malignancies.<ref>Epidemiology of Hypophrayngeal carcinoma. Dr Aditya Shetty and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/hypopharyngeal-squamous-cell-carcinoma</ref>
*The [[prevalence]] of hypopharyngeal cancer is estimated to be 2,500 new cases in the United states, annually.<ref>{{cite book | last = DeVita | first = Vincent | title = DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's cancer : principles & practice of oncology | publisher = Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | location = Philadelphia | year = 2011 | isbn = 978-1-4511-0545-2 }}</ref>
*Hypopharyngeal cancer comprises about 7% of all cancers of [[head]] and [[neck]].<ref name="IJRSR">{{cite journal|journal=International Journal of Recent Scientific Research|issn=09763031|doi=10.24327/IJRSR}}</ref>
===Incidence===
===Incidence===
The incidence of hypopharyngeal cancer is estimated to be 0.78 cases per 100,000 individuals in the United States each year.<ref>http://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck/hp/hypopharyngeal-treatment-pdq</ref>
*The [[incidence]] of hypopharyngeal cancer is estimated to less than 1 per 100,000 individuals in the United States, annually.<ref name="bbb">Hypopharyngeal cancer epidemiology and treatment. http://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck/hp/hypopharyngeal-treatment-pdq</ref><ref name="IJRSR" />
===Age===
*Hypopharyngeal cancer commonly affects patients in 55 to 65 years of age.<ref>{{cite book | last = Barnes | first = Leon | title = Surgical pathology of the head and neck | publisher = M. Dekker | location = New York | year = 2001 | isbn = 0-8247-0109-7 }}</ref>
 
===Gender===
===Gender===
Males are more commonly affected with hypopharyngeal cancer than females.
*Males are commonly affected with a hypopharyngeal cancer compared to females.
===Age===
*Women are commonly affected with [[Cricoid|postcricoid]] carcinoma.<ref name="IJRSR" /><ref>{{cite book | last = Barnes | first = Leon | title = Surgical pathology of the head and neck | publisher = M. Dekker | location = New York | year = 2001 | isbn = 0-8247-0109-7 }}</ref>
Hypopharyngeal cancer commonly affects individuals older than 50 years of age.
*Males are commonly affected with [[Piriform sinus|piriform]] [[sinuses]] and [[posterior]] [[pharyngeal]] wall carcinoma.<ref name="IJRSR" />


===Region===
*Hypopharyngeal cancer is more common in Japan, India and Iran.<ref name="IJRSR">{{cite journal|journal=International Journal of Recent Scientific Research|issn=09763031|doi=10.24327/IJRSR}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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Overview

The prevalence of hypopharyngeal cancer is estimated to be 2,500 new cases in the U.S annually and hypopharyngeal cancer is a very rare type of cancer. Hypopharyngeal cancer commonly affects patients in 55 to 65 years of age. Males are commonly affected with a hypopharyngeal cancer compared to women. Hypopharyngeal cancer comprises about 7% of all cancers of the head and neck.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Prevalence

  • The prevalence of hypopharyngeal cancer is estimated to be 2,500 new cases in the United states, annually.[1]
  • Hypopharyngeal cancer comprises about 7% of all cancers of head and neck.[2]

Incidence

  • The incidence of hypopharyngeal cancer is estimated to less than 1 per 100,000 individuals in the United States, annually.[3][2]

Age

  • Hypopharyngeal cancer commonly affects patients in 55 to 65 years of age.[4]

Gender

Region

  • Hypopharyngeal cancer is more common in Japan, India and Iran.[2]

References

  1. DeVita, Vincent (2011). DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's cancer : principles & practice of oncology. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-1-4511-0545-2.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 International Journal of Recent Scientific Research. doi:10.24327/IJRSR. ISSN 0976-3031. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Hypopharyngeal cancer epidemiology and treatment. http://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck/hp/hypopharyngeal-treatment-pdq
  4. Barnes, Leon (2001). Surgical pathology of the head and neck. New York: M. Dekker. ISBN 0-8247-0109-7.
  5. Barnes, Leon (2001). Surgical pathology of the head and neck. New York: M. Dekker. ISBN 0-8247-0109-7.

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