10. Role of infectious diseases in tumour development

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  • H. pylori
    • Half of the world has it
    • Most commonly gastro-oral or feco-oral transmission
    • Causes chronic gastritis -> gastric cancer
  • HPV
    • 16, 18, 31, 33 -> carcinogenic (high risk)
    • 6, 11 -> not carcinogenic (low risk)
    • Most common cause of cervical cc
    • Also a cause for throat cancer
    • Recombinant vaccines
      • Bivalent
      • Quadrivalent
  • HBV
    • Causes HCC
    • Vaccine
  • HCV
    • Causes HCC
    • No vaccine
  • EBV
    • Burkitt lymphoma
    • No vaccine
  • HIV
    • Kaposi sarcoma
    • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
    • Increased risk for many other cancers