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Discuss the connection between viruses and cancers, giving possible mechanisms for viruses that cause cancer.

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Cancers are said to be caused by genetics, meaning the disease originated from the DNA structure. There are viruses that affect the DNA. Examples are hepatitis B virus, Epstein-Barr virus, herpes virus-8 and human papilloma virus. These are the DNA viruses that could cause cancer.
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