Comment by panabee
To provide more color on cancers caused by viruses, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 9.9% of all cancers are attributable to viruses [1].
Cancers with established viral etiology or strong association with viruses include:
- Cervical cancer - Burkitt lymphoma - Hodgkin lymphoma - Gastric carcinoma - Kaposi’s sarcoma - Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) - NK/T-cell lymphomas - Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) - Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)