LyonInfections were linked to 2.3 million new cancers in 2024.
That is 1 in 8 cases, and researchers say many were preventable by vaccination, screening or treatment.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, in The Lancet Oncology, linked 12 infections to cases, 5 driving nearly all.
The authors say they counted only proven carcinogens, so the total may be underestimated.
Researcher Harriet Rumgay says vaccination and screening progress still leaves low- and middle-income countries carrying the burden.
How each outlet framed it
- Aol
- lists all 12 infections, quantifies burden (1 in 8 new cancers, 2.3M cases), emphasizes disproportionate impact on low/middle-income countries
Sources: Aol