Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to infectious agents.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate the proportion and numbers of cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to infectious agents.

Methods

The population attributable fraction (PAF) and number of cancers caused by hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV, HCV), Helicobacter pylori and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were calculated using standard formulae incorporating prevalence of infection in the Australian population, the relative risks associated with that infection and cancer incidence. For cancers with very strong associations to the infectious agent (Epstein-Barr virus [EBV], human papillomavirus [HPV] and HIV/Kaposi's sarcoma herpes virus [KSHV]), calculations were based on viral prevalence in the tumour.

Results

An estimated 3,421 cancers (2.9% of all cancers) in Australia in 20

SUBMITTER: Antonsson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4606775 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature