Table 1 Proposed relationship between viruses and cigarette smoking and host
Role | Cancer-causing | Inflammation-inducing |
|---|---|---|
Epstein-Barr virus | Malignant lymphoma | Infectious mononucleosis |
Gastric cancer | Hemophagocytic syndrome | |
Burkitt lymphoma | Necrotizing lymphadenitis | |
Nasopharyngeal cancer | Â | |
Merkel cell polyomavirus | Merkel cell carcinoma | Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) |
Langerhans cell sarcoma | ||
Cigarette smoking | Lung cancer, Pulmonary LCH | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Pulmonary LCH |