This was the article last week that I found partlicularly interesting--that a significant percentage of cancers start as infections. [share; no paywall]
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Most cases of stomach cancer are caused by bacteria. A majority of cervical cancers, as well as some genital and oral cancers, are caused by a virus. And certain chronic viral infections can lead to liver cancer.
Infections like these account for an estimated 13 percent of all cancer cases globally, according to a new report published Wednesday by the American Association for Cancer Research. But knowing which infections can lead to cancer means scientists also have a good idea how to prevent them from ever getting that far: There are effective vaccines and medications to prevent and treat these infections, and they can be detected early on through screening.
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Seems like these would be easy to control, and prevent rather than treat...
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/w...smid=url-share
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