Virus Cancer
Human papilloma viruses (HpVs) Cervical, penile, and vulvar cancers
Hepatitis B virus Liver cancer
Human T-cell leukemia virus 1 (HTLV-1) Adult T-cell leukemia
Human T-cell leukemia virus 2 (HTLV-2) Hairy-cell leukemia
Epstein–Barr virus Burkitt lymphoma, nasopharyngeal cancer, Hodgkin lymphoma
Human herpes virus Kaposi sarcoma
Merkel cell polyomavirus Merkel cell carcinoma
Note: Some of these associations between cancer and viruses exist only in certain populations and geographic areas.
Table 23.6: Some human cancers associated with viruses