ArticleAustralian and New Zealand journal of public health2015
Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to infectious agents.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
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- New cancer cases in France in 2015 attributable to infectious agents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of epidemiology · 2018Pooled it
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- Performance of p16/Ki67 Immunostaining for Triage of Elderly Women with Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The future burden of oesophageal and stomach cancers attributable to modifiable behaviours in Australia: a pooled cohort study.British journal of cancer · 2023Article
- KSHV (HHV8) vaccine: promises and potential pitfalls for a new anti-cancer vaccine.NPJ vaccines · 2022Review
- Cancer Incidence in Migrants in Australia: Patterns of Three Infection-Related Cancers.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2022Article
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- Overview of virus and cancer relationships. Position paper.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2021Article
- Establishment of Tree Shrew Animal Model for Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (HHV-8) Infection.Frontiers in microbiology · 2021Article
- Co-presence of human papillomaviruses and Epstein-Barr virus is linked with advanced tumor stage: a tissue microarray study in head and neck cancer patients.Cancer cell international · 2020Article
- Co-prevalence of human Papillomaviruses (HPV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in healthy blood donors from diverse nationalities in Qatar.Cancer cell international · 2020Article
- Estimates of the incidence of infection-related cancers in Italy and Italian regions in 2018.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2019Article
- Management of ASC-US/HPV positive post-menopausal woman.Virology journal · 2019Article
- The impact of 10 years of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Australia: what additional disease burden will a nonavalent vaccine prevent?Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2018Review
- The Role of Epstein-Barr Virus in Cervical Cancer: A Brief Update.Frontiers in oncology · 2018Review
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- Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to modifiable factors: summary and conclusions.Australian and New Zealand journal of public health · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo estimate the proportion and numbers of cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to infectious agents.
methodsThe population attributable fraction (PAF) and number of cancers caused by hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV, HCV), Helicobacter pylori and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were calculated using standard formulae incorporating prevalence of infection in the Australian population, the relative risks associated with that infection and cancer incidence. For cancers with very strong associations to the infectious agent (Epstein-Barr virus [EBV], human papillomavirus [HPV] and HIV/Kaposi's sarcoma herpes virus [KSHV]), calculations were based on viral prevalence in the tumour.
resultsAn estimated 3,421 cancers (2.9% of all cancers) in Australia in 2010 were attributable to infections. Infectious agents causing the largest numbers of cancers were HPV (n=1,706), H. pylori (n=793) and HBV/HCV (n=518). Cancer sites with the greatest number of cancers caused by infections were cervix (n=818), stomach (n=694) and liver (n=483). Cancers with highest proportions attributable to infectious agents were Kaposi's sarcoma (100%), cervix (100%), nasopharynx (87%), anus (84%) and vagina (70%).
conclusionsInfectious agents cause more than 3,000 cancers annually in Australia. IMPLICATIONS: Opportunities for cancer prevention through infection control are considerable, even in a 'first world' nation like Australia.
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