Open AccessPARASITIC INFECTIONS AND CANCERS: ASSOCIATIVE STUDY
Author(s) -
Rafatunisa Nahri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of advanced zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.104
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 0253-7214
DOI - 10.17762/jaz.v41i01.20
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , malignancy , developing country , biology , immunology , medicine , ecology , mathematics , genetics , geometry
It’s estimated that over 15% of malignancies worldwide are often attributed to infections; the figures are higher in developing countries to the extent of twenty-two compared to about 7% in developing countries. The incidence of malignancy an infectious cause is about 1.2 million cases per annum. This also implies that a minimum of a number of the cancers are preventable and will be a thrust area for research.This paper deals with the connection between parasitic infections and carcinogenesis and therefore the possible mechanisms involved.