ReviewInfectious agents and cancer2013
Role of viruses in the development of breast cancer.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 82 citations in OpenAlex.
- An updated systemic review and meta-analysis on human papillomavirus in breast carcinogenesis.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus in breast cancer.PloS one · 2015Pooled it
- A label-free microLC-SWATH-MS methodology with immunoaffinity depletion of highly abundant serum proteins for quantitative proteomic comparison of fresh-frozen human normal breast tissue and tumor clinical specimens.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2026Article
- The Impact of Microbiome on Breast Cancer and Regulatory Strategies.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Triple Viral Infections in Advanced Breast Cancer: Insights from a Three-Case Report and Literature Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Breast cancer, viruses, and human leukocyte antigen (HLA).Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Prevalence of BK and JC Polyomaviruses among Patients with Breast Cancer.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Article
- Human papillomaviruses and breast cancer: A systematic review and meta‑analysis.Oncology letters · 2024Article
- Targeting Breast Cancer with N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine: Integrating Machine Learning and Cellular Assays for Promising Results.Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry · 2024Article
- Antimicrobial Properties of Capsaicin: Available Data and Future Research Perspectives.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Peptide Vaccines as Therapeutic and Prophylactic Agents for Female-Specific Cancers: The Current Landscape.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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- Molecular and Serological Prevalence of HCMV in Iranian Patients with Breast Cancer.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2021Article
- Productive Infection of Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines with Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV).Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Presence of HPV, EBV and HMTV Viruses Among Egyptian Breast Cancer Women: Molecular Detection and Clinical Relevance.Infection and drug resistance · 2021Article
- Microbiome in human cancers.Access microbiology · 2021Review
- MiRNA-218 Is Frequently Downregulated in Malignant Breast Tumors: A Footprint of Epstein-Barr Virus Infection.Iranian journal of pathology · 2021Article
- Distinct Oncogenic Transcriptomes in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells Infected With Cytomegalovirus.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Article
- Human papilloma virus (HPV) profiles in breast cancer: future management.Annals of translational medicine · 2020Review
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Abstract
The most common cancer worldwide among women is breast cancer. The initiation, promotion, and progression of this cancer result from both internal and external factors. The International Agency for Research on Cancer stated that 18-20% of cancers are linked to infection, and the list of definite, probable, and possible carcinogenic agents is growing each year. Among them, biological carcinogens play a significant role. In this review, data covering infection-associated breast and lung cancers are discussed and presented as possible involvements as pathogens in cancer. Because carcinogenesis is a multistep process with several contributing factors, we evaluated to what extent infection is significant, and concluded that members of the herpesvirus, polyomavirus, papillomavirus, and retrovirus families definitely associate with breast cancer. Detailed studies of viral mechanisms support this conclusion, but have presented problems with experimental settings. It is apparent that more effort needs to be devoted to assessing the role of these viruses in carcinogenesis, by characterizing additional confounding and synergistic effects of carcinogenic factors. We propose that preventing and treating infections may possibly stop or even eliminate certain types of cancers.
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