Summarized by Masters of Longevity from Longevity Docs News.
Infections and cancer risk: a concise news piece that previews research connecting common pathogens to a notable share of global cancer cases.
Key Takeaways
- Infections accounted for about 12% of new cancer cases in 2024, totaling roughly 2.3 million diagnoses.
- Helicobacter pylori caused about 760,000 infection-linked cancers, concentrated in gastric cancer and heavily in East Asia.
- Human papillomavirus caused about 750,000 cancers, hepatitis B about 360,000, and Epstein-Barr virus about 260,000 cases.
