Prevalence and Incidence of Oropharyngeal cancer, adult

Oropharyngeal cancer, adult: Rare Disease

Oropharyngeal cancer, adult is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Oropharyngeal cancer, adult, or a subtype of Oropharyngeal cancer, adult, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.

About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Oropharyngeal cancer, adult usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Oropharyngeal cancer, adult at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Oropharyngeal cancer, adult refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Oropharyngeal cancer, adult diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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