Oncologist, hematologist, radiologist of the highest category, Doctor of Medical Sciences Alexander Seryakov
One of the most famous is the papilloma virus.a person that leads to cervical cancer. Therefore, girls and women need to remember about protected sex, regularly take a Papanicolaou test (Pap test) and get vaccinated. Thanks to the spread of Pap tests, mortality from uterine cancer has decreased by 70%. And vaccination provides up to 80% protection against the development of this terrible disease.
Do not forget about a similar danger to those women who had this disease in their family. The doctor suggested genetic testing.
Another oncogenic virus is Merkel cell polyomavirus, which causes Merkel cell carcinoma. This is one type of skin cancer.
The Epstein-Barr virus, which causes a rare but extremely aggressive blood disease, Burkitt's lymphoma, is also oncogenic. The virus affects the development of other types of lymphomas.
No less terrible are hepatitis B and C.Hepatitis B is the third leading cause of liver cancer in the world in terms of mortality. The virus integrates into the human genome and reproduces in liver cells, increasing carcinogenic activity inside the body. Hepatitis C does not cross the genome, but is the most common cause of hepatocellular carcinoma. Therefore, the virus acts slowly - from infection to changes in the liver can occur from 20 to 40 years.
The doctor emphasized that any oncogenic virus does not act momentarily - it usually takes 5-10 years or more.
The doctor emphasized that the cause of infectiononcogenic viruses can be immunosuppressed, environmental factors and host cell mutations, and one type of virus can provoke various types of cancer.
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