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1 in 8 cancer cases worldwide are caused by infections, study finds
Tashauna Reid(external link) | CBC News | Posted: September 29, 2026 8:00 AM | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Researchers estimate infections caused 2.3 million new cancer cases worldwide in 2024
Caption: A health worker shows vials of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine during a campaign aiming to protect girls from cervical cancer, in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2025. The virus causes 100 per cent of cases of cervical cancer. (Fareed Khan/The Associated Press)
Embed | Leading infectious causes of cancer in 2024 (global estimates)
Caption: Doctors say Canada is facing a silent health crisis of HPV-related cervical cancer that could be prevented if more people got vaccinated against human papillomavirus, the virus that can cause the disease.
Caption: An at-home self-testing HPV kits in Vancouver, British Columbia in January 2024. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
Caption: A microscopic image showing leukemia cells in blue that contain Epstein-Barr virus using a fluorescent stain that causes affected cells to glow green under ultraviolet light. (Paul M. Feorino/CDC)