The Infection Connection

December 16, 2017
Arlene Weintraub

CURE, Bonus Issue, Volume 1, Issue 1

One-fifth of all cancers are caused by viral infections. New treatment and prevention strategies are in the works.

When Michael Becker was diagnosed with stage 4 head and neck cancer in 2015, he learned that his disease had been caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), a silent infection that