Epstein-Barr virus: a cause of human invasive breast cancer

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Ilija Barukčić

Abstract

Background. Breast cancer is a progressive and many times a deadly ending disease of the human breast. A or the cause of breast cancer is still unknown.
Methods. In this publication, we will reanalyse the study of Bonnet et al. (Bonnet 1999) using the conditio per quam relationship and the mathematical formula of the causal relationship c. All P values are one-sided; significance is indicated by a P value of less than 0.05.
Results. Using the conditio per quam relationship, it could be proofed that when infection of human breast with Epstein-Barr virus then development of human breast cancer. On the other hand, using the mathematical formula of the causal relationship c, it could be found that Epstein-Barr virus is at the same time a cause of human breast cancer.
Conclusions. When infection of the human breast with Epstein-Barr virus then development of human breast cancer. Epstein-Barr virus is a cause of breast cancer. A successful vaccine against Epstein-Barr virus will prevent from breast cancer.

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Barukčić, I. (2007). Epstein-Barr virus: a cause of human invasive breast cancer. Causation, 2(3), 61–66. Retrieved from http://causation.eu/index.php/causation/article/view/35
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