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Horizontal bar chart of 2024 cancer cases caused by infections: H. pylori 760K, HPV 750K, hepatitis B 360K, Epstein-Barr virus 260K, hepatitis C 160K

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One in eight cancers worldwide is caused by an infection, and most are preventable

Five pathogens drove 2.3 million new cancer cases in 2024, and vaccines or simple tests exist for four of them.

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