BHS 323 writing exercise #1

Studies show that microorganisms may contribute to some forms of cancer. For example, H. pylori infection are strongly linked to gastric adenocarcinoma. I found a list about some certain microbes and the site of cancer.

Site of cancer                                                                  Microbe

stomach                                                                     Helicobacter pylori

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liver                                                            HBV, HCV, Opisthorchis viverrini,

Clonorchis sinensis

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cervix, vagina, vulva,                                                   HPV

anus, penis, oropharynx

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adult T-cell lymphoma                                              HTLV-1

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bladder                                                          Schistosoma haematobium

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kaposi sarcoma,                                                 KSHV or HHV8

primary effusion lymphoma

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nasopharynx, hodgkin lymphoma,                       EBV

non-hodgkin lymphoma

 

 

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