Dr Cory Couillard

Data emerging from the Lancet Infectious Disease reveal that infections account for one in six cancers worldwide. The incidence for 27 different cancers in 184 countries was found to be caused by four main types of infections. It is now estimated that 1.9 million cases of cancer per year can be effectively treated but most importantly prevented through lifestyle modification. The economic burden of cancer is now a billion dollar industry with expensive cancer preventive services coupled with risky and experimental screening and treatment techniques. The economic cost goes far beyond money out of pocket – consider the cost of time, effort by patients and their families that are undergoing cancer treatment. Also consider the loss of productivity personally and professionally due to cancer-related disability and premature death. Cancer Causing Infections  The four types of infections found to produce the highest incidence of preventable cancer include human papillomavirus (HPV),...