A new study published in the Journal of Virology analyzed the association between DNA viruses and human malignancies and questioned the claims that more than 40 percent of cancers are caused by viruses. For years scientists believed viruses played a role in the development of maybe 10 to 20 percent of cancers. In 2011, scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden identified potential viral links to several cancers not previously associated with viruses, including ...Tuesday, 6 August 2013
Study Says Number of Cancers Linked to Viruses Far Lower Than Estimated
A new study published in the Journal of Virology analyzed the association between DNA viruses and human malignancies and questioned the claims that more than 40 percent of cancers are caused by viruses. For years scientists believed viruses played a role in the development of maybe 10 to 20 percent of cancers. In 2011, scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden identified potential viral links to several cancers not previously associated with viruses, including ...
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