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1 in 8 cancer cases are caused by infections

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ironqcold · 1791159941 · focus · HN ↗
Interesting. I didn't think there was a link between cancer and infections.
1. toast0 · 1791160152 · focus · HN ↗
  I became aware when they started talking about HPV vaccines.
  1. jofzar · 1791160237 · focus · HN ↗
    If you are a parent, please get your children the hpv vaccine, it's saved so many lives here in Australia.
2. Infinity315 · 1791160190 · focus · HN ↗
  Infections cause more cell death/damage which consequently leads to more cell replication. How frequently an organ replaces its cells is correlated with the rate of cancer development, for example skin cancer and colon cancer are much more likely to occur. [1]
  1. <a href="https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/cell-division-and-cancer-risk" rel="nofollow">https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/cell-divi...
stavros · 1791160053 · focus · HN ↗
Dupe: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49892120">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49892120

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