Malaria infection linked to childhood cancer risk

Malaria infection linked to childhood cancer risk

New data published in The Journal of Immunology uncovered the role of Plasmodium falciparum infection (malaria) in the development of Burkitt lymphoma (BL), the most common childhood cancer in equatorial Africa and New Guinea.

Study identifies how malaria can lead to childhood cancer

New data published in The Journal of Immunology has revealed the role of Plasmodium falciparum infection (malaria) in the development of Burkitt lymphoma (BL), the most common childhood cancer in equatorial Africa and New Guinea. BL has been associated with P. falciparum malaria since 1958, but the underlying mechanism of how it led to cancer had remained a mystery.

Study decodes how malaria can lead to childhood cancer – THIP Media

Last Updated on April 25, 2025 by Team THIP New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) US researchers have uncovered the role of Plasmodium falciparum — a parasitic protozoan that causes malaria — in the development of Burkitt lymphoma (BL), the most common childhood cancer. BL is a cancer that affects B cells — an important cell […] The post Study decodes how malaria can lead to childhood cancer appeared first on THIP Media.

New Research Reveals Link Between Malaria and Childhood Cancer

In a groundbreaking study recently published in The Journal of Immunology, scientists have unveiled a critical molecular link between Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection and the onset of Burkitt lymphoma (BL), a highly aggressive childhood cancer predominantly prevalent in equatorial Africa and New Guinea. While the epidemiological association between P. falciparum and BL has been known since the late 1950s, the precise biological mechanisms…