The number of patients receiving treatment for head and neck cancer and oropharyngeal cancer, both of which are caused by HPV (human papillomavirus), is on the rise.

In just a decade, from 2013 to last year, the number of head and neck cancer patients increased by 41.6%, and the number of oropharyngeal cancer patients increased by 56%.

In this situation, voices have been raised on how President Suk-Yeol Yoon should actively and promptly fulfill its pledge to ‘expand the subject of HPV vaccination to males and provide support’ through relevant policies.

On the 10th, Rep. In-Soon Nam of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced so after analyzing the ‘Patients Treated for Hea