Abstract Approximately, 1.4 million virus-induced cancers occur annually, representing
roughly 10% of the worldwide cancer burden, with the majority (> 85%) occurring in the …

It is now estimated that approximately 10% of worldwide cancers are attributable to viral
infection, with the vast majority (> 85%) occurring in the developing world. Oncogenic …

Highlights•Viral infections cause approximately 12% of all human cancers.•Viral cancers
represent rare outcomes of frequent infections.•Oncogenicity of viral proteins reflects their …

The study of cancer is incomplete without taking into consideration of tumorigenic viruses.
Initially, searches for human cancer viruses were fruitless despite an expansion of our …

An estimated 15 percent of all human cancers worldwide may be attributed to viruses [1],
representing a significant portion of the global cancer burden. Both DNA and RNA viruses …

Abstract The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has comprehensively
assessed the human carcinogenicity of biological agents. Seven viruses including Epstein …

This special issue of the journal is dedicated to the important topic of oncogenic viruses and
cancer. It contains seven review articles covering all known oncogenic viruses except for …

Oncoviruses are implicated in approximately 12% of all human cancers. A large number of
the world's population harbors at least one of these oncoviruses, but only a small proportion …

About a fifth of all human cancers worldwide are caused by infectious agents. In 12% of
cancers, seven different viruses have been causally linked to human oncogenesis: Epstein …

The RNA and DNA tumor viruses have made fundamental contributions to two major areas
of cancer research. Viruses were vital, first, to the discovery and analysis of cellular growth …