HPV-related cancer treatment rate drops 27.9% for one group: 9 notes

Becker's Healthcare December 9, 2024
Elizabeth Gregerson

While some cancer treatment rates continue to increase, rates for HPV-related cancers have dropped almost 28% for one age group since 2016, according to a FAIR Health report published Dec. 10.

Researchers at the nonprofit FAIR Health analyzed its database of more than 49 billion commercial healthcare claim records to study cancer trends for individuals ages 18 to 49 from between 2016 and 2023 for the report.

Here are nine notes from the report:

1. Overall cancer treatment rates steadily decreased between 2016 and 2020 but have continued to increase since 2020.
2. Between 2020 and 2023, cancer treatment rates increased 11.7% in patients ages 18-29, 7.5% in patients ages 40-49 and 7.2% in patients ages 30-39. These increases are...

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