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Infectious causes of cancer

  • TuberculosisSkeletal remains from 4000 BC show tubercular decay in the spines of prehistoric humans. Researchers have found similar decay in Egyptian mummies dating from…
  • Colorectal cancerIn 1953, the term field cancerization entered medical literature to describe a specific area of epithelium that had been preconditioned to develop cancer.
  • ChlamydiaThe bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis exists as a human-specific pathogen. It cannot survive outside the human body for long periods.