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Neoplastic tapeworm cells may invade human tissue in immunocompromised hosts

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1. Human disease that resembles cancer found to be from parasite-derived cancer cells of Hymenolepis nana.  Evidence Rating: 4 (Below Average)     Study Rundown: The most common tapeworm known to infect humans is Hymenolepis nana, also known as the Dwarf Tapeworm – with up to 75 million carriers estimated globally. In general, H. nana

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