Burkitt’s lymphoma is the most common childhood cancer in Equatorial Africa. We are asking why is this cancer so common and what are the causes of this cancer. One of the reasons scientists think that this cancer is so common in Equatorial Africa is because of malaria. The malaria that occurs in regions where there are many cases of Burkitt’s is the type that occurs year round because the mosquitoes that carry the malaria parasite never die. This means that the children living in these areas are constantly being infected.
