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Table 2 Multiple oncogenic viruses in benign breast and same virus in subsequent breast cancer in the same patients

From: Multiple oncogenic viruses are present in human breast tissues before development of virus associated breast cancer

 

Benign breast biopsy tissues

Subsequent breast cancer same patient

Mouse mammary tumor virus

6/25 (24%)

9/25 (36%)

Bovine leukemia virus

18/23 (78%)

20/22 (91%)

High risk human papilloma virus

13/18 (72%)

13/17 (76%)

Epstein Barr virus

0/4 (0%)

3/12 (25%)