DOI: 10.36347/sjds.2015.v02i01.021

Pages: 113-115

Abstract: Carcinogenesis is a multistep process and multifactorial disease. It is estimated that in developing countries upto 25% of tumours are associated with various microbes. Microbial carcinogenesis is a major public health problem. Viruses are now accepted as bonafide aetiologic factors of human cancer. A formidable level of evidence has determined that there exists a relationship between certain bacteria and cancers. This article focuses mainly on human oncogenic viruses as well as emerging role of bacteria in cancer.