Circulating biomarkers of infection and endometrial cancer risk
Reproductive tract infections may increase risk for endometrial cancer, but the biologic mechanisms are likely both microbe- and histology-specific. Some C. trachomatis infections may be a risk factor for type II endometrial cancers. Given that so few risk factors for type II endometrial cancers are identified, infection-related mechanisms of carcinogenesis in the endometrium merit continued investigation.
Authors
- Jolanta Lissowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2695-5799)
- Beata Pepłońska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3915-2872)
- Kara A. Michels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2431-2079)
- Britton Trabert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1539-6090)
- Nicolas Wentzensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1251-0836)
- Rima Jeske (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4596-3778)
- Tim Waterboer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0616-6963)
- David Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3061-4228)
Institutions
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- German Cancer Research Center (DE)
- Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine (PL)
- University of Utah (US)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Huntsman Cancer Institute (US)
- National Cancer Institute (US)
- The Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology (PL)
- Department of Health and Human Services (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Causes & Control
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-025-02080-6
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute