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How common viruses could quietly raise your cancer risk

How common viruses could quietly raise your cancer risk

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veryday viral infections may be quietly reshaping the body’s network of molecules that support cells and tissues in ways that can raise cancer risk over time

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In this episode of Science Quickly, one of SciAm’s Young American
Scientists, biologist Jaye Gardiner, explores how common viral
infections may raise cancer risk—not just through genetic mutations
but by reshaping the body’s “extracellular matrix” of molecules
that support cells and tissues. She explains how viruses can alter
the extracellular matrix, potentially creating conditions that
allow tumors to grow, and why this emerging view could change how
we think about everything from colds to long COVID. Recommended
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