Viruses can increase cancer risk but do not directly cause it. Around 10% of cancers are caused by viruses, but there is insufficient data to determine if COVID-19 is a cancer risk factor.
Related Posts
Why bilinguals may have a memory advantage – new research
Luis Molinero/Shutterstock Panos Athanasopoulos, Lancaster University Think about being in a conversation with your best friend or partner.…
September 1, 2023
COVID, bird flu, mpox – a virologist on why we’re seeing so many viruses emerge
Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock Lindsay Broadbent, University of Surrey From the widespread outbreak of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in 2022,…
March 31, 2023
Fragile X syndrome often results from improperly processed genetic material – correctly cutting RNA offers a potential treatment
For many people with fragile X, the mutated gene that causes symptoms is active rather than silenced. Thom…
August 7, 2023
COVID: a gene mutation could help explain why some people don’t get symptoms – new research
Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock Lindsay Broadbent, University of Surrey One aspect of the COVID pandemic that has fascinated both scientists…
August 2, 2023