Study: 1 in 6 Cancers Are Caused by Infection
A new study finds that 2 million new cancers in 2008 were caused by preventabe or treatable infections like HPV and hepatits B.
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One in six cancer cases worldwide can be traced back to preventable or treatable infections, finds a new study. The data show that 2 million new cancers in 2008 were caused by such infections.
The study by French researchers looked at the incidence of 27 cancers in 184 countries in eight geographical regions. They calculated that in 2008, about 16% of cancers worldwide were infection-related, with the majority occurring in developing countries: 23%, versus 7.4% in developed nations./.../
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