Infectious causes of cancer
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infectious-causes-of-cancer-173-18202353
title:
Infectious causes of cancer
text:
Estimates place the worldwide risk of cancers from infectious causes at 16.1%. Viral infections are risk factors for cervical cancer, 80% of liver cancers, and 15–20% of the other cancers. This proportion varies in different regions of the world from a high of 32.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa to 3.3% in Australia and New Zealand. A virus that can cause cancer is called an oncovirus or tumor virus. These include the human papillomavirus, which is associated with cervical carcinoma and nasopharyngeal c
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encyclopedia
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Pathogens as a cause of cancer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infectious_causes_of_cancer
date created:
2011-02-07T08:59:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T23:44:47Z
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