Smoking, being exposed to toxic chemicals or radiation, and carrying mutations in certain genes are some of the best-known risk factors for cancer. But another cause of cancer isn't discussed as often ...

While HTLV-1 and HPV are unrelated transforming viruses and lead to very different types of cancers, they've evolved a similar mechanism to cooperate with genes that cause cancer in different cell ...

One of the world’s most common viruses appears to significantly raise the risk of cancer, according to a new study from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer research agency. Most people around ...

One in six worldwide cancer cases is caused by preventable or treatable infections, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology. For the study, researchers assessed data on 27 types of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – New research reveals that triggering a cell’s DNA damage response could be a promising avenue for developing novel treatments against several rare but devastating viruses for which no ...

Two new Cochrane reviews show strong and consistent evidence that HPV vaccines are effective in preventing cervical cancer and pre-cancerous changes, especially when given to young people before they ...

Doctors at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a new cause of skin cancer, according to a case report published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The culprit is a type of ...

(Gray News) – Getting the flu may result in worse consequences than just being bedridden for a few days, according to new research. A new study found that some mice who contracted respiratory viruses ...

Lancaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Skin cancer is typically caused by damage to the skin’s cells from ultraviolet radiation. But a recent case study ...