Head and neck cancers account for nearly 4% of all cancers in the United States (31). 

These cancers are more than twice as common among men as they are among women (31). Head and neck cancers are also diagnosed more often among people over age 50 than they are among younger people. 

Researchers estimated that more than 68,000 men and women in the United States would be diagnosed with head and neck cancers in 2021 (31). Most will be diagnosed with mouth, throat, or voice box cancer. Paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer and salivary gland cancer are much less common.