A type of
cancer, also known as
Burkitt's lymphoma, which is associated with the
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), though it is not known if EBV actually causes the
tumor or not. This
lymphoma of the
B lymphocytes is rare in developed countries but is relatively common among people living in
New Guinea and East
Africa.
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