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I want to know what's the cause of hodgkins disease?
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Possible virus: The exact cause of most cancers is not known. However, in the case of hodgkins disease it is possibly caused by a virus named eb virus.
Answered 4/8/2019
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So do we...: There is a connection to a virus called the epstein-barr virus (causes mono), but the mechanism is unknown and there many people who get hodgkin disease and this is not the cause. See: http://www.Cancer.Org/cancer/hodgkindisease/detailedguide/hodgkin-disease-what-causes.
Answered 1/26/2014
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