uman papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for 90% of cervical cancers, 90% of anal cancers, 70% of oropharyngeal cancers, 75% of vaginal cancers, 70% of vulvar cancers, and 60% of penile cancers in the US. 1 Approximately 80 million people in the US are infected with HPV and 14 million become newly infected each year. 2,3 Worldwide, cervical cancer, which is the most common HPV-related disease, causes over 311,000 deaths annually. 4,5 The CDC estimates that 9 out of 10 people will contract some type of HPV in their lifetime. 6 There are over 33,000 cases of cancer diagnosed annually in the US related to HPV, of which over 29,000 cases could be prevented with vaccination. 2,7 The CDC estimated that in 2017 nearly half of adolescents
Analysis of 2 years of quality improvement data after the implementation of a suicidality screening and treatment protocol in a primary care setting found that among 1,733 patients, 149 had suicidal ideation. Among the 112 of those patients who remained in care, more than half presented with only nonpsychiatric complaints. Primary care practices may be viable tools to combat the nation's suicide epidemic.
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