National Cancer Institute Notes Possible Link Between SV40, Cancer

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icTendiche National Cancer Institute has announced that it will continue evaluating the possible link between SV40 infection and human cancers, despite holding firm that it possesses no evidence that certain rare cancers have increased in populations that might have been exposed to the virus.

In an impromptu press release issued earlier this summer, the NCI briefly revisits the history of the SV40 virus and its contamination of the polio vaccine, concluding with the announcement that it is currently funding "various aspects" of SV40-related research.

"In the …