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15-20% cancers are caused by viral infections, probably more. E.g. EBV is strongly associated with several lymphomas. There are other significant clinical ass
by nextos 9mo ago
15-20% cancers are caused by viral infections, probably more.
E.g. EBV is strongly associated with several lymphomas.
There are other significant clinical associations for HPV, HBV, HCV, HTLV-1, HHV-8, and many others.
- LorenPechtel 9mo agoPersonally, I suspect it's a lot more. The % of cancers of viral origin feels a lot like a growth curve to me--and growth curves flatten out gently.