The virus is the culprit of 40% of cancer cases, so it may be possible to develop a vaccine to prevent the disease.
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Research by microbiologist Harold Zur Hausen (Germany) and colleagues showed that, out of 200 types of cancer, the cause of the virus can account for 40%.
The development of cancer cells. (Photo: Medicalook)
Therefore, in the future, it is possible to produce vaccines to prevent many types of cancers such as, brain tumors, skin cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, white blood .
Previously, scientists discovered that hepatitis B and C viruses can cause liver cancer, HPV can cause cervical cancer .
Latest research using DNA analysis shows that there are many other viruses that can cause cancer. For example, skin cancer (Merkel cell epithelium) usually occurs after polyomavirus infection - a virus found in birds and mammals.
The researchers also found that antiviral therapy slowed the development of brain tumors in animals by 70%.
In the UK, 310,000 cancer patients are discovered each year, of which 156,000 will die.
