title: Exploring the non-viral infectious causes of cancer.
abstract: This article discusses the contribution made by non-viral infections to the global burden of cancer and describes the bacterial, protozoan and fungal organisms that are believed to cause cancer, either directly or indirectly.
authors.affiliation: Leukaemia Research Fund.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology