Tag: hepatitis C

  • Scientists Say 1 In 8 Cancer Cases Are Linked To Infections We Can Prevent

    Scientists Say 1 In 8 Cancer Cases Are Linked To Infections We Can Prevent

    with researchers estimating that around 2.3 million cancer cases diagnosed worldwide in 2024 were linked to infections. That works out to roughly 12% of all new cancer cases, meaning about one in every eight cancer diagnoses was attributable to one of 12 cancer-causing infectious agents examined in the study. The finding is striking because several…

  • Five Common Infections Were Linked To 2.3 Million Cancer Cases In 2024

    Five Common Infections Were Linked To 2.3 Million Cancer Cases In 2024

    Cancer prevention advice usually focuses on familiar targets such as smoking, alcohol, diet, exercise and sun exposure. But a new global analysis has identified another major piece of the puzzle, and it involves infections that millions of people carry without necessarily realizing they could contribute to cancer years later. Researchers estimate that infections were responsible…

  • Hepatitis C Virus Found in Brain Lining Could Explain Links to Mental Health Disorders

    Hepatitis C Virus Found in Brain Lining Could Explain Links to Mental Health Disorders

    For decades, psychiatry has wrestled with an unsolved riddle: why do some individuals develop devastating mental health disorders such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, while others with seemingly similar backgrounds do not? Genetics play a role, yes. Environment leaves its fingerprints, certainly. But across the history of medicine, one intriguing thread has never fully unraveled…