TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Head and Neck Cancers A1 - Specenier, Pol A1 - Vermorken, JB A2 - Boyiadzis, Michael M. A2 - Frame, James N. A2 - Kohler, David R. A2 - Fojo, Tito Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Hematology-Oncology Therapy, 2e AB - EpidemiologyTable Graphic Jump Location|Download (.pdf)|PrintEpidemiologyIncidence:Tongue 13,590 (male: 9,720; female: 3,870. Estimated new cases for 2014 in the United States)Mouth 11,920 (male: 7,150; female: 4,770. Estimated new cases for 2014 in the United States)Pharynx 14,410 (male:11,550; female: 2,860. Estimated new cases for 2014 in the United States)Larynx 12,630 (male: 10,000; female: 2,630. Estimated new cases for 2014 in the United States)Deaths:Tongue estimated 2,150 in 2014 (male: 1,450; female: 700)Mouth estimated 2,070 in 2014 (male: 1,130; female: 940)Pharynx estimated 2,540 in 2013 (male: 1,900; female: 640)Larynx estimated 3,610 (male: 2,870 female: 740)Median age:Oral cavity and pharynx 62 yearsTongue 61 yearsLarynx 65 yearsMale to female ratio: 2.5:1Siegel R et al. CA Cancer J Clin 2014;64:9–29Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program, available from http://seer.cancer.gov (accessed in 2013) SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/24 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128253257 ER -