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1 In 8 Cancer Cases Worldwide Are Due to Infections

An estimated 2.3 million cancer cases worldwide in 2024, about one in eight, were attributable to infections, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology.

  • One in eight cancer cases worldwide in 2024 caused by infections
  • 2.3 million new cancer cases globally in 2024 attributed to infections
  • Eastern Asia had the highest burden of infection-attributable cancers

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