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| Title |
Role of viruses in the development of breast cancer
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| Published in |
Infectious Agents and Cancer, September 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1750-9378-8-32 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kenneth Alibek, Ainur Kakpenova, Assel Mussabekova, Marzhan Sypabekova, Nargis Karatayeva |
| Abstract |
The most common cancer worldwide among women is breast cancer. The initiation, promotion, and progression of this cancer result from both internal and external factors. The International Agency for Research on Cancer stated that 18-20% of cancers are linked to infection, and the list of definite, probable, and possible carcinogenic agents is growing each year. Among them, biological carcinogens play a significant role. In this review, data covering infection-associated breast and lung cancers are discussed and presented as possible involvements as pathogens in cancer. Because carcinogenesis is a multistep process with several contributing factors, we evaluated to what extent infection is significant, and concluded that members of the herpesvirus, polyomavirus, papillomavirus, and retrovirus families definitely associate with breast cancer. Detailed studies of viral mechanisms support this conclusion, but have presented problems with experimental settings. It is apparent that more effort needs to be devoted to assessing the role of these viruses in carcinogenesis, by characterizing additional confounding and synergistic effects of carcinogenic factors. We propose that preventing and treating infections may possibly stop or even eliminate certain types of cancers. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 8 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 25% |
| Spain | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 5 | 63% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 92 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 90 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 15 | 16% |
| Researcher | 12 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 21 | 23% |
| Unknown | 13 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 24 | 26% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 19 | 21% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 17 | 18% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 7 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 7 | 8% |
| Unknown | 16 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 20. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 June 2023.
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#1,711,884
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#24
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#15,252
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#2
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