I hve Few Doubts on cancer..

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Recently I saw that retro oncogen.. Retro virus.. Means HIV causing virus.. Am nt understanding Wt Is meant by retro Oncogen.. I was confused On that.. I dnt Enough Knowledge To understand It.. After seeing That time to am getting One worst doubts on cancer.. That cancer is caused by retro virus ..like ..am understanding ..so plz give me one clarity abt This

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Dr. Harish E Surgical Oncologist 13 yrs exp Ernakulam Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Harish E

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Even though HIV is retrovirus... it does not cause cancer..but it increases the cancer incidence of few cancers(AIDS related malignancy)..... there are other retroviruses like HTML virus.. which can cause malignancy...so all retroviruses are not HIV...

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