Stem cells and cancer: Evidence for bone marrow stem cells in epithelial cancers

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2006; 12(3): 363-371
Published online Jan 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i3.363

Table 1 Infection and inflammation associated with cancers

Cause	Site
Chewing tobacco/oral irritation	Oral cancers
Smoking/chronic bronchitis	Lung
Asbestos	Mesothelioma
Reflux disease	Barretts’ adenocarcinoma of the esophagus
Chronic Helicobacter infection	Gastric adenocarcinoma and lymphoma
Chronic pancreatitis	Pancreatic cancer
Opisthorchis sinensis infection (liver fluke)	Cholangiocarcinoma
Viral hepatitis	Hepatocellular carcinoma
Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease	Colorectal carcinoma
Human papilloma virus	Anogenital carcinomas
Schistosomiasis	Bladder cancer
Pelvic inflammatory disease	Ovarian cancer
Chronic osteomyelitis	Osteosarcoma
Chronic scar tissue	“Scar” cancer arising in the lung, skin and other areas of scarring

Citation: Li HC, Stoicov C, Rogers AB, Houghton J. Stem cells and cancer: Evidence for bone marrow stem cells in epithelial cancers. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(3): 363-371
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i3/363.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i3.363