Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
• HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
• HTLV-1 - Adult T-cell Leukemia
• HIV - NHL, Kaposi's sarcoma, Merkel cell carcinoma
• HBV / HCV - Hepatocellular carcinoma
• HHV-8 - Kaposi's sarcoma
• EBV - NHL, Hodgkin's lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, nasopharyngeal, gastric cancer
• Merkel cell polyomavirus - Merkel cell carcinoma
• BK Polyomavirus - Bladder cancer
Bacteria:
• Helicobacter pylori - MALToma, Gastric cancer
• Streptococcus bovis - Colorectal cancer
Parasites:
• Clonorchis sinensis - Cholangiocarcinoma
• Opisthorchis viverrini - Cholangiocarcinoma
• Schistosoma haematobium - Bladder cancer
• Schistosoma japonicum - Colorectal cancer
by Dr. Keith Siau @drkeithsiau
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