Is there an association between prostate cancer and human papillomaviruses? Returning to the unresolved problem

Prostate cancer morbidity and mortality rates are steadily increasing in Russia and the world. The etiology of this cancer has not been adequately studied. In particular, the role of high-risk human papillomavirus types that are potent biological carcinogens in a number of other human organs remains unclear. Different laboratories worldwide continue to provide information, the authors of which make mutually exclusive conclusions regarding the involvement of these viruses in the genesis of prostate cancer. This review contains an analysis of the data available in the literature on the possible involvement of human papillomaviruses in prostate cancer.

prostate, cancer, human papillomavirus