Nearly 12% of all cancers worldwide are associated with viruses, making them potentially preventable through vaccines, said Lawrence Banks, director general, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy on Thursday. He was delivering the keynote address at the inauguration of the international conference on cutting-edge cancer research and innovations for improving patient outcomes at the National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) in Pune.

“One such virus is the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), which is responsible for many cancers, including cervical cancer ,” Prof Banks said.

Drawing on insights from his extensive research, he explained that his work focuses on how these viruses enter and infect human cells and the ways in which they manipulate cell

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