Independent research teams identify first infectious agent associated with colon cancer

This is a type of Fusobacterium which may well be a cause of colon cancer, as Helicobacter pylori is a cause of gastric cancer: The Human papilloma virus causes cervical cancer and others have also been linked to cancer (Epstein-Barr virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus  the  Merkel cell polyomavirus , he hepatitis C virus as well as human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1).
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