| Title |
The possible involvement of virus in breast cancer
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, November 2008
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00432-008-0511-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Marla Karine Amarante, Maria Angelica Ehara Watanabe |
| Abstract |
It is well known that the etiology of human breast cancer is significantly affected by environmental factors. Virus-associated cancer refers to a cancer where viral infection results in the malignant transformation of the host's infected cells. Human papillomaviruses (HPV), mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) and Epstein-Barr (EBV) virus are prime candidate viruses as agents of human breast cancer. The precise role that viruses play in tumorigenesis is not clear, but it seems that they are responsible for causing only one in a series of steps required for cancer development. The idea that a virus could cause breast cancer has been investigated for quite some time, even though breast cancer could be a hereditary disease; however, hereditary breast cancer is estimated to account for a small percentage of all breast cancer cases. Based on current research, this review present at moment, substantial, but not conclusive, evidence that HPV, EBV and MMTV may be involved in breast cancer. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Argentina | 1 | 1% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 71 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 18 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 14 | 18% |
| Unknown | 10 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 22 | 29% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 25% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 9% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 6 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 6 | 8% |
| Unknown | 14 | 18% |
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