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1 in 8 cancer cases worldwide are caused by infections| CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
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[–] 16 points 1 month ago

The open-access Lancet study in question.

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    [–] 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Just wait till we find out what cancers Covid causes.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    While it's possible such a thing will be discovered, the list of cancer-causing infectious agents in the article was very limited. A few bugs cause a large number of cancer cases each.

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    • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Jesus this is scary

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicobacter_pylori

    over half of the global population is infected, but most individuals are asymptomatic.[

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago* (2 children)

    Got this shit this year, I had huge symptoms. I'm on the second round of antibiotics trying to eliminate it. There are no guarantee that I won't get it again if I come to a cure period.

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