Hypopharyngeal cancer epidemiology and demographics

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Epidemiology and Demographics

• Most cancers of the throat develop in adults older than 50.
• Men are 10 times more likely than women to develop throat cancers.