Herpes' connection to cancer: What doctors are learning from the virus

(WGN) - Herpes can cause cold sores and fever blisters, and it may also hold the key to understanding cancer.
One scientist has spent 30 years studying a virus so ubiquitous that it’s estimated to affect 80% of the global population. And now, he and his team say their findings may apply to another disease impacting millions.Dr. Deepak Shukla, a professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Illinois Chicago, leads the research. The virus is herpes simplex 1.“(Herpes) i