More Contagious Cancer

Another instance of cancer caused by a virus has been identified. Cancer causing viruses were already known to account for about one in eight cancer cases.

Newborns with congenital cytomegalovirus -- a common virus in the herpes family -- may have an increased risk of developing acute lymphocytic leukemia, according to new research. The study suggests the risk is even greater in Hispanic children.

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This is the second kind of herpes virus known to cause cancer.