{"id":9744,"date":"2015-10-21T23:28:59","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T23:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sitemandev.wpengine.com\/?page_id=9744"},"modified":"2025-04-21T10:33:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T15:33:29","slug":"infecciones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/siteman.wustl.edu\/es\/prevencion\/factores-de-riesgo\/infecciones\/","title":{"rendered":"Infecciones"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":1937,"menu_order":145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-left-nav.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-9744","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"content_0_content":"Though the link between HPV (human papillomavirus) infection and cancer has gained some notoriety recently, infections still go largely under appreciated as cancer risk factors.\u00a0 But, they are large contributors to rates of cancer both globally, and in the United States.\u00a0 Four percent of cancers in North American are linked to infections. This number increases to around 23 percent of cancers in lower income countries worldwide.\r\n\r\nCertain infections can either directly or indirectly cause changes that can lead to cancer. This can happen because of the chronic inflammation that some infections cause or by an infectious agent (like a virus) changing the behavior of infected cells. Infections that compromise the immune system (like HIV) also increase cancer risk by making the body less able to defend against infections that can cause cancer.\r\n\r\nNot surprisingly, infection-associated cancers are not a health burden borne equally by all. The poor living conditions and inadequate health care experienced by many people worldwide increase the likelihood of cancer resulting from chronic infections.\r\n\r\nThere are at least ten infectious agents that are known to increase the risk of cancer (see table), and several of them are quite common. Yet, in most instances, only a small proportion of those infected actually go on to develop cancer because it takes a unique set of factors along with the infection to turn normal cells cancerous.\r\n\r\nStill, these infectious agents have a substantial impact on cancer globally. Of particular importance are HPV, hepatitis B and C viruses, and Helicobacter pylori<\/em>. HPV is a sexually transmitted virus that is linked to numerous cancers, with cervical cancer being the most important. It\u2019s estimated that almost all cervical cancers are caused by HPV infection. Hepatitis B and C infect the liver and together account for the large majority of liver cancer. Finally, Helicobacter pylori<\/em>, a bacteria that infects the stomach, has been estimated to cause upwards of 75 percent of all stomach cancers, one of the most common cancers worldwide.\r\n

Infectious agents linked with cancer<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Agent<\/strong><\/td>\r\nType of cancer<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Human papillomavirus (HPV)<\/td>\r\nCervix, vulva, anus, penis, head and neck<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Hepatitis B virus (HBV)<\/td>\r\nLiver<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)<\/td>\r\nLiver<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Helicobacter pylori<\/td>\r\nStomach<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)<\/td>\r\nNasopharynx, Hodgkin\u2019s disease, non-Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Human herpes virus type (HHV-8)<\/td>\r\nKaposi\u2019s sarcoma<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Human immunodeficiency virus<\/td>\r\nKaposi\u2019s sarcoma, lymphoma<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type I (HTLV-I)<\/td>\r\nLeukemia\/lymphoma<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Schistosomes<\/td>\r\nBladder<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Liver flukes<\/td>\r\nBile duct<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nThe promise of prevention is a bright spot when looking at the reach of infection-associated cancers. HPV vaccination of both girls and boys can prevent cervical cancer as well as penile, anal, and throat cancers.\u00a0 The hepatitis B vaccine \u2013 which is growing in use \u2013 can prevent liver cancer.\u00a0 Treatment of Helicobactor pylori<\/em> likely reduces stomach cancer risk.\u00a0 And improved screening for and treatment of Hepatitis C may lower liver cancer risk.\u00a0 The U.S Preventive Services Task Force now recommends a one-time blood test for hepatitis C for adults born between 1945 and 1965.\r\n\r\nOutside of vaccination and treatment, individuals can also lower the risk of infection-linked cancers by taking steps like avoiding blood exposure (by not sharing needles, for example), practicing safer sex and, for women, getting regular Pap tests and possibly HPV tests.\r\n\r\nFurther advances in vaccines \u2013 and in programs that administer them - offer much hope for prevention.","content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout-content","class":"","content":"Though the link between HPV (human papillomavirus) infection and cancer has gained some notoriety recently, infections still go largely under appreciated as cancer risk factors.\u00a0 But, they are large contributors to rates of cancer both globally, and in the United States.\u00a0 Four percent of cancers in North American are linked to infections. This number increases to around 23 percent of cancers in lower income countries worldwide.\r\n\r\nCertain infections can either directly or indirectly cause changes that can lead to cancer. This can happen because of the chronic inflammation that some infections cause or by an infectious agent (like a virus) changing the behavior of infected cells. Infections that compromise the immune system (like HIV) also increase cancer risk by making the body less able to defend against infections that can cause cancer.\r\n\r\nNot surprisingly, infection-associated cancers are not a health burden borne equally by all. The poor living conditions and inadequate health care experienced by many people worldwide increase the likelihood of cancer resulting from chronic infections.\r\n\r\nThere are at least ten infectious agents that are known to increase the risk of cancer (see table), and several of them are quite common. Yet, in most instances, only a small proportion of those infected actually go on to develop cancer because it takes a unique set of factors along with the infection to turn normal cells cancerous.\r\n\r\nStill, these infectious agents have a substantial impact on cancer globally. Of particular importance are HPV, hepatitis B and C viruses, and Helicobacter pylori<\/em>. El VPH es un virus de transmisi\u00f3n sexual que est\u00e1 relacionado con numerosos c\u00e1nceres, siendo el c\u00e1ncer de cuello uterino el m\u00e1s importante. Se estima que casi todos los c\u00e1nceres de cuello uterino son causados por una infecci\u00f3n por VPH. Las hepatitis B y C infectan el h\u00edgado y juntas representan la gran mayor\u00eda de los c\u00e1nceres de h\u00edgado. Finalmente, Helicobacter pylori<\/em>Se estima que , una bacteria que infecta el est\u00f3mago, causa m\u00e1s del 75 por ciento de todos los c\u00e1nceres de est\u00f3mago, uno de los c\u00e1nceres m\u00e1s comunes en todo el mundo.\r\n

Agentes infecciosos relacionados con el c\u00e1ncer<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Virus del papiloma humano (VPH)<\/td>\r\nCuello uterino, vulva, ano, pene, cabeza y cuello.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Virus de la hepatitis B (VHB)<\/td>\r\nH\u00edgado<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Virus de la hepatitis C (VHC)<\/td>\r\nH\u00edgado<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Helicobacter pylori<\/td>\r\nEst\u00f3mago<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Virus de Epstein-Barr (VEB)<\/td>\r\nNasofaringe, enfermedad de Hodgkin, linfoma no Hodgkin<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Tipo de virus del herpes humano (HHV-8)<\/td>\r\nsarcoma de Kaposi<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Virus de inmunodeficiencia humana<\/td>\r\nsarcoma de Kaposi, linfoma<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Virus linfotr\u00f3fico de c\u00e9lulas T humanas tipo I (HTLV-I)<\/td>\r\nLeucemia\/linfoma<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
esquistosomas<\/td>\r\nVejiga<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
trematodos hep\u00e1ticos<\/td>\r\nConducto biliar<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nLa promesa de prevenci\u00f3n es un punto brillante cuando se analiza el alcance de los c\u00e1nceres asociados a infecciones. La vacunaci\u00f3n contra el VPH tanto en ni\u00f1as como en ni\u00f1os puede prevenir el c\u00e1ncer de cuello uterino, as\u00ed como el c\u00e1ncer de pene, ano y garganta. La vacuna contra la hepatitis B, cuyo uso est\u00e1 aumentando, puede prevenir el c\u00e1ncer de h\u00edgado. Tratamiento de Helicobacter pylori<\/em> likely reduces stomach cancer risk.\u00a0 And improved screening for and treatment of Hepatitis C may lower liver cancer risk.\u00a0 The U.S Preventive Services Task Force now recommends a one-time blood test for hepatitis C for adults born between 1945 and 1965.\r\n\r\nOutside of vaccination and treatment, individuals can also lower the risk of infection-linked cancers by taking steps like avoiding blood exposure (by not sharing needles, for example), practicing safer sex and, for women, getting regular Pap tests and possibly HPV tests.\r\n\r\nFurther advances in vaccines \u2013 and in programs that administer them - offer much hope for prevention."}],"custom_page_title":"","hide_right_sidebar":true,"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"wysiwyg_content","section_title":"","basic_wysiwyg_alignment_options":"left-align","basic_wysiwyg_background":"white","basic_wysiwyg_stackable":[],"basic_wysiwyg_fullwidth":[],"basic_wysiwyg_content":"

Though the link between HPV (human papillomavirus) infection and cancer has gained some notoriety recently, infections still go largely under appreciated as cancer risk factors.\u00a0 But, they are large contributors to rates of cancer both globally, and in the United States.\u00a0 Four percent of cancers in North American are linked to infections. This number increases to around 23 percent of cancers in lower income countries worldwide.<\/p>\n

Certain infections can either directly or indirectly cause changes that can lead to cancer. This can happen because of the chronic inflammation that some infections cause or by an infectious agent (like a virus) changing the behavior of infected cells. Infections that compromise the immune system (like HIV) also increase cancer risk by making the body less able to defend against infections that can cause cancer.<\/p>\n

Not surprisingly, infection-associated cancers are not a health burden borne equally by all. The poor living conditions and inadequate health care experienced by many people worldwide increase the likelihood of cancer resulting from chronic infections.<\/p>\n

There are at least ten infectious agents that are known to increase the risk of cancer (see table), and several of them are quite common. Yet, in most instances, only a small proportion of those infected actually go on to develop cancer because it takes a unique set of factors along with the infection to turn normal cells cancerous.<\/p>\n

Still, these infectious agents have a substantial impact on cancer globally. Of particular importance are HPV, hepatitis B and C viruses, and Helicobacter pylori<\/em>. HPV is a sexually transmitted virus that is linked to numerous cancers, with cervical cancer being the most important. It\u2019s estimated that almost all cervical cancers are caused by HPV infection. Hepatitis B and C infect the liver and together account for the large majority of liver cancer. Finally, Helicobacter pylori<\/em>, a bacteria that infects the stomach, has been estimated to cause upwards of 75 percent of all stomach cancers, one of the most common cancers worldwide.<\/p>\n

Infectious agents linked with cancer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Agent<\/strong><\/td>\nType of cancer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Human papillomavirus (HPV)<\/td>\nCervix, vulva, anus, penis, head and neck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hepatitis B virus (HBV)<\/td>\nLiver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)<\/td>\nLiver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Helicobacter pylori<\/td>\nStomach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)<\/td>\nNasopharynx, Hodgkin\u2019s disease, non-Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Human herpes virus type (HHV-8)<\/td>\nKaposi\u2019s sarcoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Human immunodeficiency virus<\/td>\nKaposi\u2019s sarcoma, lymphoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type I (HTLV-I)<\/td>\nLeukemia\/lymphoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Schistosomes<\/td>\nBladder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liver flukes<\/td>\nBile duct<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The promise of prevention is a bright spot when looking at the reach of infection-associated cancers. HPV vaccination of both girls and boys can prevent cervical cancer as well as penile, anal, and throat cancers.\u00a0 The hepatitis B vaccine \u2013 which is growing in use \u2013 can prevent liver cancer.\u00a0 Treatment of Helicobactor pylori<\/em> likely reduces stomach cancer risk.\u00a0 And improved screening for and treatment of Hepatitis C may lower liver cancer risk.\u00a0 The U.S Preventive Services Task Force now recommends a one-time blood test for hepatitis C for adults born between 1945 and 1965.<\/p>\n

Outside of vaccination and treatment, individuals can also lower the risk of infection-linked cancers by taking steps like avoiding blood exposure (by not sharing needles, for example), practicing safer sex and, for women, getting regular Pap tests and possibly HPV tests.<\/p>\n

Further advances in vaccines \u2013 and in programs that administer them – offer much hope for prevention.<\/p>\n"}],"exlude_from_left_sidebar":false,"content_1_content":"","content_0_column_1":"","content_1_column_1":"","content_2_entry_0_content":"","content_2_entry_1_content":"","sync_id":"ID_ZV3PtmlG"},"yoast_head":"\nSome Infections Increase Cancer Risks | Siteman Cancer Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Some infections increase cancer risks, so Siteman educates on interventions like treating hepatitis and vaccines for HPV.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/siteman.wustl.edu\/es\/prevencion\/factores-de-riesgo\/infecciones\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Some Infections Increase Cancer Risks | Siteman Cancer Center\" 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