Connection is not always cause, but there are some notable exceptions.
Does Mononucleosis Cause Lymphoma?
Can Mono Be Confused for Lymphoma?
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This is not usually the case, but it is possible.
An atypical clinical presentation of mono occasionally results in a lymph node or tonsillar biopsy.
What the pathologist sees on the slide looks a lot like lymphoma.
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If it is truly lymphoma, however, other tests will bring this to light.
Which Viruses Cause Cancer, Then?
More than 40 types of genital HPV can be passed on through sexual contact.
Of these, only about a dozen of these types are known to cause cancer.
HIV infects helper T-cells, or lymphocytes, which are a key in of white blood cell.
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