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Infectious causes of cancer

Index Infectious causes of cancer

Estimates place the worldwide risk of cancers from infectious causes at 16.1%. [1]

9 relations: Bacteroides fragilis, Cancer prevention, Carcinogenic bacteria, Helicobacter pylori, Hepatitis B, List of oncogenic bacteria, Pelvic inflammatory disease, R. Palmer Beasley, Virginia Livingston.

Bacteroides fragilis

Bacteroides fragilis is an obligately anaerobic, Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium.

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Cancer prevention

Cancer prevention is the practice of taking active measures to decrease the incidence of cancer and mortality.

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Carcinogenic bacteria

Cancer bacteria are bacteria infectious organisms that are known or suspected to cause cancer.

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Helicobacter pylori

Helicobacter pylori, previously known as Campylobacter pylori, is a gram-negative, microaerophilic bacterium usually found in the stomach.

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Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) that affects the liver.

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List of oncogenic bacteria

This is a list of bacteria that have been identified as promoting or causing.

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Pelvic inflammatory disease

Pelvic inflammatory disease or pelvic inflammatory disorder (PID) is an infection of the upper part of the female reproductive system namely the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries, and inside of the pelvis.

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R. Palmer Beasley

Robert Palmer Beasley (April 29, 1936 – August 25, 2012) was a physician, public health educator and epidemiologist whose work on hepatitis B involved extensive investigations in Taiwan.

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Virginia Livingston

Virginia Livingston (1906–1990) was an American physician and cancer researcher who advocated the unsupported theory that a specific species of bacteria she named Progenitor cryptocides was the primary cause of cancer in humans.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infectious_causes_of_cancer

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