A new study published Online First in The Lancet Oncology reveals that from 7.5 million cancer deaths in 2008, about 1.5 million were due to infections that could have either been prevented or treated. Leading researchers, Catherine de Martel and Martyn Plummer from the International Agency for Research on Cancer in France declared: "Infections with certain viruses, bacteria, and parasites are one of the biggest and preventable causes of cancer worldwide...

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