Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 and Cancer of the Prostate
- 1 November 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 116 (5) , 611-612
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)58931-4
Abstract
A seroepidemiologic study was performed to determine if there was an association between antibodies to herpes simplex virus type 2 [HSV 2] and [human] cancer of the prostate, similar to that reported for HSV 2 and cervical carcinoma. No significant difference in HSV 2 antibodies was seen between patients with cancer of the prostate and those with benign prostatic hypertrophy. Further studies are needed to define the possible role of HSV 2 in the etiology of cancer of the prostate.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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