Survey: Many US Adults Unaware of HPV, Its Link to Cancer

00:00 - 14 Oct 2025

Each year in the US, an estimated 48 000 new cases of cancer-associated human papillomavirus (HPV) are diagnosed, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite this high incidence, a new study published in JAMA Oncology suggests many people in the US remain unaware of the virus, its link to cervical and oral cancers, or the HPV vaccine.