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Top doctor says 20% of cancers caused by chronic infections
by Infection Protection Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007 at 7:46 PM

A leading scientist is saying that approximately 20% of all forms of cancer are caused by chronic infections, Newsday newspaper is reporting.




A leading scientist is saying that approximately 20% of all forms of cancer are caused by chronic infections, Newsday
newspaper is reporting.
Dr. Andrew Dannenberg, director of the Cancer Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan, estimates that pathogens underlie anywhere from 15 to 20% of cancers affecting people globally.By Gene Koprowski, Editor-in-Chief

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