Bovine Leukemia virus (BLV) and risk of breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies.

Alireza KhatamiAli PormohammadRana FarziHassan SaadatiMaryam MehrabiSeyed Jalal KianiSaied Ghorbani

Published in: Infectious agents and cancer (2020)

This is the first meta-analysis to analyze a potential association between BLV infection and the risk of breast cancer. Control of the infection in cattle herds and screening of the milk and dairy products may help to reduce the transmission of the virus to humans.

Keyphrases

case control
systematic review
acute myeloid leukemia
bone marrow
young adults
risk assessment
meta analyses
childhood cancer