Study 21 — Extended Parasite-Attributable Cancer Burden: Eight-Pair Synthesis Beyond IARC Group 1

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Preprint Open access

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Authors: Marcus Webb
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20823752
Cited by: 3
References: 5

Abstract

Study 21 of the Hidden Infections research series. Extending the GBD 2021 analysis of Study 17 to include four additional parasite-cancer pairs with sufficient epidemiological evidence: Trichomonas vaginalis/prostate cancer, Schistosoma japonicum/HCC, Toxoplasma gondii/glioma, and Schistosoma mansoni/colorectal cancer. Synthesises PAF estimates across 8 pathogen-cancer pairs to provide the most comprehensive current estimate of parasite-attributable cancer burden globally. Group E: Burden quantification. CC0 public domain. AI-assisted draft pre-print.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Reproductive tract infections research Parasites and Host Interactions Amoebic Infections and Treatments

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
24 June 2026
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Preprint