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  "id": 10776393,
  "title": "One in eight cancers worldwide linked to infections, WHO agency says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/one-in-eight-cancers-worldwide-linked-to-infections-who-agency-says",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-29T20:03:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/one-in-eight-cancers-worldwide-linked-to-infections-who-agency-says"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new study from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) shows that an estimated 2.3 million new cancer cases worldwide in 2024 – about 12% of all new cancer cases – were caused by infections and could be prevented with treatment or vaccines. FRANCE 24's Jennie Shin speaks with the lead author of the study, Dr Gary Clifford, Scientist at the IARC.",
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        "title": "One in eight new cancers are likely caused by infections—there’s an easy way to protect yourself",
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        "published": "2026-09-29T01:30:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Conversation AU",
        "title": "One in eight cancers are likely caused by an infection worldwide – new study",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/one-in-eight-cancers-are-likely-caused-by-an-infection-worldwide-new",
        "published": "2026-09-29T02:50:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Medical Xpress",
        "title": "One in eight cancers are likely caused by an infection worldwide, new study finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/one-in-eight-cancers-are-likely-caused-by-an-infection-worldwide-new-10721992",
        "published": "2026-09-29T15:40:18.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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