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Cancer
Introduction.
While most cancers are due to environmental and genetic (hereditary) causes,
several types of cancer are caused by viruses. Such viruses are called oncogenic
viruses and include Epstein Barr Virus, HTLV-1, and Hepatitis B and C Viruses.
Summary
- Epstein Barr Virus: Burkitt's lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, nasopharyngeal
carcinoma
- Hepatitis B virus: Liver cancer
- Hepatitis C virus: Liver cancer
- Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8): Kaposi's sarcoma (photos) (AIDS
- immunocompromised people)
- HPV 16 & 18: cervical carcinoma
- HTLV-1: Adult T-cell lymphoma (esp. AIDS)
- Sexually transmitted, or via breastmilk
- ATLL: latency of 30 years, can be fatal within 12 months
- Merkel Cell polyomavirus:
Merkel Cell Carcinoma