List: With regard to CS, the following pathogens that cause cancer is more than a little interesting. Roger
Subj: Re: [healthfraud] Hulda Supporters Strike Again Date: 9/5/2001 9:02:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: [email protected] To: [email protected] In a message dated Wed, 5 Sep 2001 6:49:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Bob Zahner" <[email protected]> writes: > Liver flukes are associated with cancer. HPV-16, 18 and some other strains > are fairly well accepted as causes of cervical and external genital cancers. However, the liver fluke that causes gallbladder cancer is endemic in southeast Asia. I remember dazzling my resident with this information when I was an intern, however, I have since purged my brain of the exact species. I don't believe it is F. buski -- it is something-or-other sinensis. I can't think of any other parasite/cancer pairings. There are multiple viruses that are implicated in cancer pathogenesis. HPV is associated with cervical, penile, and anorectal cancers. A herpes virus has been implicated in Kaposi's sarcoma. HIV is also associated with KS and cervical cancer as well as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Epstein-Barr virus is implicated in Burkitt's lymphoma cases occuring in Africa, but not the US. Interestingly, a vaccine for HPV to prevent cervical cancer may be available in a few years. I suspect that the alternativistas will disapprove of this as well. Hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cell cancer rather than gallbladder cancer) is associated with chronic hepatitis B infections, hepatitis C infections, and alcoholic liver disease. It can probably arise in any setting that accelerates the damage and repair cycle in the liver (toxins, autoimmune diseases, etc.) The only bacteria that I can think of that is associated with cancer is Helicobacter pylori which seems to increase the risk of gastric cancers. Celiac disease is associated with certain lymphomas arising in the gut. Again, this is an example of the accelerated damage and repair activity. Reflux disease is another damaging agent (i.e. hydrochloric acid) that is associated with a risk of esophageal cancer. Ulcerative colitis has a very high incidence of progression to colon cancer. Off the top of my head, that's all I can come up with, but suspect a few more will pop in as soon as I hit the send button.
