Catching viral breast cancer
Abstract We have considered viruses and their contribution to breast cancer. Mouse mammary tumour virus The prevalence of mouse mammary tumour virus (MMTV) is 15-fold higher in human breast cancer than in normal and benign human breast tissue controls. Saliva is the most plausible means of transmiss...
Main Authors: | James S. Lawson, Wendy K. Glenn |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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Series: | Infectious Agents and Cancer |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13027-021-00366-3 |
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