Viruses may have role in cancer development
Following my article on ‘Cold sore viruses may be linked to Alzheimer’s’, my fellow b5 Science and Health channel blogger Scott at Health and Menhas written a rather scary article on HPV’s role in some types of head and neck cancers and researchers are attributing this to … well, I’ll let you read his blog on this subject!!!!
Elaine Warburton BSc RN ACA
b5 media Genetics and Health correspondent
www.geneticsandhealth.com
Viruses can be transmitted from insect bites. I’m wondering if some skin cancers may be triggered in some individuals by something like a mosquito bite?
Some people who have had skin cancer, including Laura Bush, have said that they at first thought the sore was an insect bite. Perhaps it really was to begin with.
Jan – thanks for your comment. Sorry I’ve taken so long in replying, it just slipped through the net. I agree with your thoughts. I have always believed that an external factor – be it an insect bite, an infection, a virus or stress – triggers a sequence of events that will ultimately lead to the development of cancer or an auto-immune disease.