But another cause of cancer isn't discussed as often: viruses. So which viruses can cause cancer, and how do they do it? There are at least seven viruses that are known to contribute to the ...

After exposure to measles, you should postpone your cancer care appointments until you know you haven’t developed it. If you ...

A profusion of interest in the cancer-causing roles of tumor suppressors, signal transduction, and cell cycling has followed. But some contend it's time to return to viruses--to complement the ...

The session titled “Defeating Cancer by Curing Infections” at European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious ...

The risk of cancer goes up with age, in part because aging impedes the body's ability to detect and destroy cells with ...

This piece won the OpiniUm Challenge, an academic research competition for the University of Miami’s graduate students to ...

Actor Val Kilmer, 65, died of pneumonia this week, his daughter confirmed. Dr. Marc Siegel discusses common causes and risks of the respiratory virus.

These warts do not often hurt but can be unsightly. HPV is not cancer, but the HPV virus can cause changes in the body that may lead to cancer. Types of HPV that can lead to cancer are known as ...

So, these changes in the cervix could open the door to cancer-causing viral infections. In summary, when the parasite's eggs become lodged in cervical tissue, they provoke a strong inflammatory ...

India has developed indigenously built HPV diagnostic kits for screening of cervical cancer, which are affordable methods for ...