Human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer: Prioritizing preventive policies in males

The incidence of oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) has increased in the last two decades in spite of the global reduction in tobacco use, the primary risk factor for this neoplasm [1]. This fact has been attributed to OPC's association with human papillomavirus (HPV) [1,2]. It is expected that if the incidence of HPV-associated OPC continues to increase, it will exceed the HPV-associated cervical cancer in prevalence by 2020 [3].

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