There are several viruses that are linked to cancer and cancerous tumors:

Virus Cancer
Human Papilloma Viruses
(HPV-16, HPV-18) Cervical cancer
Hepatitis B Virus Liver cancer
Epstein Barr Virus Burkitt's lymphoma,
Hodgkin's lymphoma,
Nasopharyngeal cancer
Kaposi's Sarcoma Herpes Virus Kaposi's sarcoma
Papilloma Viruses
(HP-5, HPV-8, HPV-17) Skin cancer
Retrovirus (HTLV-2) Hairy cell leukemia
HTLV-1 Type of leukemia in Japan

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