Re:Almost half of cancer deaths are caused by smoking, alcoh...
by epistasis on Sunday September 04, 2022 @01:45PM
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HPV causes a wide variety of cancers, and we are learning more all the time. (I'm still furious that this is not a population wide vaccine, and is so limited in its availability.)
Epstein Barr spreads primarily through saliva, and also causes 1-2% of cancer, the last time I checked. So that could spread from unsafe sex, but it could also come from picking up slobbery toddler's toys.
There's a whole world of virus and infectious disease that is only becoming visible because of the huge advances in nucleic acid sequencing and other massive biotech advances. We may find lots of surprises in the coming decades from this new technology.
Epstein Barr spreads primarily through saliva, and also causes 1-2% of cancer, the last time I checked. So that could spread from unsafe sex, but it could also come from picking up slobbery toddler's toys.
There's a whole world of virus and infectious disease that is only becoming visible because of the huge advances in nucleic acid sequencing and other massive biotech advances. We may find lots of surprises in the coming decades from this new technology.