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2. Carcinogenic parasite - Wikipedia

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   Carcinogenic parasites are parasitic organisms that depend on other organisms (called hosts) for their survival, and cause cancer in such hosts.Three species of flukes are medically-proven carcinogenic parasites, namely the urinary blood fluke (Schistosoma haematobium), the Southeast Asian liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini) and the Chinese liver fluke (Clonorchis sinensis).

3. Schistosoma haematobium - Wikipedia

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   Schistosoma haematobium (urinary blood fluke) is a species of digenetic trematode, belonging to a group (genus) of blood flukes (Schistosoma). It is found in Africa and the Middle East. It is the major agent of schistosomiasis, the most prevalent parasitic infection in humans. [1]

4. Schistosomiasis - Wikipedia

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   Calcification of the bladder wall caused by deposition of calcium around the Schistosoma eggs on a plain X-ray image of the pelvis, in a 44-year-old sub-Saharan man, due to urinary schistosomiasis. The worms of S. haematobium migrate to the veins around the bladder and ureters where they reproduce. [29] [33] S. haematobium can produce up to ...

5. Causes of cancer - Wikipedia

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   Parasitic infections strongly associated with cancer include Schistosoma haematobium (squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder) and the liver flukes, Opisthorchis viverrini and Clonorchis sinensis (cholangiocarcinoma). [68] Inflammation triggered by the worm's eggs appears to be the cancer-causing mechanism.

6. Bladder cancer - Wikipedia

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   Most prominent is schistosomiasis, in which the eggs of the flatworm Schistosoma haematobium can become lodged in the bladder wall, causing chronic bladder inflammation and repeated bladder infections. [55] In places with endemic schistosomiasis, up to 16% of bladder cancer cases are caused by prior Schistosoma infection. [55]

7. Infectious causes of cancer - Wikipedia

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   Parasitic infections strongly associated with cancer include Schistosoma haematobium (squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder) and the liver flukes, Opisthorchis viverrini and Clonorchis sinensis (cholangiocarcinoma). [5]