A researcher has found the same virus that causes cervical cancer in cells of breast cancer tumors.
It’s the first study of its kind in Australia, although other international studies have also found cervical cancer-related HPV in breast cancer cells.
He says while the evidence is far from conclusive, “it’s possible and totally worthy of investigation” to suspect that HPV could also cause breast cancer.
Lawson says it’s possible that HPV is spread by sexual activity or during showers or baths, when the virus could be transferred from the genital area to the breasts via the nipple ducts.
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