NIH Scientists Find a Type of HPV Can Cause Skin Cancer

Human papillomavirus can cause skin cancer in weakened individuals, according to the new research.

HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection globally. Naeblys/Shutterstock

A virus can cause skin cancer, scientists with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said in new research published on July 30.

A type of human papillomavirus (HPV) that is commonly found on the skin can cause skin cancer, the scientists said in a report published by The New England Journal of Medicine.