Pugzilla69 t1_j981evc wrote on February 19, 2023 at 11:31 PM Reply to Can doctors tell when cancer is caused by something specific, such as smoking or chemicals? by [deleted] To some extent. Characterstic mutations in certain cancers can be associated with specific etiologies. Angiosarcomas with MYC amplificaton are associated with radiotherapy and lypmhedema. p16 positive carcinomas are almost universally caused by HPV. Burkitt Lymphoma with EBER positivity is caused by EBV. There are many more. Permalink 12
Pugzilla69 t1_j981evc wrote
Reply to Can doctors tell when cancer is caused by something specific, such as smoking or chemicals? by [deleted]
To some extent. Characterstic mutations in certain cancers can be associated with specific etiologies.
Angiosarcomas with MYC amplificaton are associated with radiotherapy and lypmhedema.
p16 positive carcinomas are almost universally caused by HPV.
Burkitt Lymphoma with EBER positivity is caused by EBV.
There are many more.