# Study finds infections cause one in eight cancer cases worldwide

https://mins.news/en/item/78231

- CBC News, 2026-09-29 08:00 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/cancer-infections-9.7361622?cmp=rss

> New global research estimates that infections caused 12 per cent of cancer cases worldwide, with human papillomavirus and H. pylori identified as the predominant causes.

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