📖 Deciphering the Relationship between SARS-CoV-2 and Cancer

Costanzo et al / International Journal of Molecular Sciences • 25 April 2023

❦ ‘Some viruses are known to be associated with the onset of specific cancers.


These micro-organisms – oncogenic viruses or oncoviruses – can convert normal cells into cancer cells.


Seven oncogenic viruses are known to promote tumorigenesis [tumour creation] in humans:


  • Human papillomavirus (HPV)
  • Hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV, HCV)
  • Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
  • Human T-cell leukemia virus 1 (HTLV-1)
  • Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)
  • Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV)


Recent research indicates that SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 progression may predispose recovered patients to cancer onset and accelerate cancer development.


This hypothesis is based on the growing evidence regarding the ability of SARS-CoV-2 to modulate oncogenic pathways, promoting chronic low-grade inflammation and causing tissue damage.’


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📖 (25 Apr 2023 ~ International Journal of Molecular Sciences) Deciphering the Relationship between SARS-CoV-2 and Cancer ➤


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