Trends in Oral Tongue Cancer Incidence in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Oral tongue cancer (OTC) incidence has increased rapidly among young (<50 years) non-Hispanic White individuals in the US during the past 2 decades; however, it is unknown if age-associated trajectories have persisted.

Objective

To examine US trends in OTC incidence and project future case burden.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional analysis of OTC incidence trends used the US Cancer Statistics Public Use Database, which covers approximately 98% of the US population, and included individuals with an OTC diagnosis reported to US cancer registries between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2019.

Exposures

Sex, race and ethnicity, and age.

Main outcomes and measures

Estimated average annual percentage change in OTC incidence fro

SUBMITTER: Burus T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11082689 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature