Prevalence of cancer-associated viral infections in healthy Afro-Caribbean populations: A review of the literature

C. Ragin; R. Edwards; D. E. Heron; J. Kuo; E. Wentzel; S. M. Gollin; E. Taioli

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Prevalence of cancer-associated viral infections in healthy Afro-Caribbean populations: A review of the literature

C. Ragin, R. Edwards, D. E. Heron, J. Kuo, E. Wentzel, S. M. Gollin, E. Taioli

University of Pittsburgh

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Abstract

Cancer is one of the five leading causes of death in the Caribbean. Viral infections have been associated with cancer development and propagation, but the prevalence of such infections in the Caribbean is unknown. This review of the published literature shows that in 161,196 subjects from 14 Caribbean Islands, the adjusted prevalence of HHV8 infection is 4.5%, HTLV-1: 1.0%, HPV: 57.5%, HCV: 0.4%, HBV: 9.4%, and EBV: 92.2%. With the exception of HCV, the prevalence was significantly higher in the Caribbean than in the United States. These findings may significantly contribute to the high incidence of cancer observed in the Caribbean.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	936-947
Number of pages	12
Journal	Cancer Investigation
Volume	26
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07357900801975280
State	Published - Nov 2008

Keywords

Cancer biomarkers
Caribbean
EBV
HBC
HCV
HPV
HTLV
Viral prevalence

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