Cancer is one of the causes responsible for the most deaths worldwide. In 2020, for example, it resulted in ten million deaths. It has been estimated that microorganism infections caused between 13 and 18% of these cases. Until now, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified thirteen microorganisms as carcinogenic, which include viruses, bacteria and parasites. However, recent studies have shown that there are other microorganism types linked to cancer; some of them are fungi.
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