A recently published article by investigators from the International Agency on Cancer (IARC) provides a global analysis of cancer diagnoses attributable to infections. According to the study, "an estimated 2.2 million infection-attributable cancer cases were diagnosed worldwide [in 2018]." Primary causes included Helicobacter pylori, human papillomavirus (HPV), and hepatitis B and C viruses.
To read more about this study, click here.
Source mentioned: de Martel C, Georges D, Bray F, Ferlay J, Clifford GM. (2020). Global burden of cancer attributable to infections in 2018: a worldwide incidence analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2020 Feb;8(2): e180-e190.
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