Approximately 15 per cent of human cancer incidence can be attributed to virus infection, i.e. viruses represent the second most important risk factor (after tobacco consumption) for cancer development in humans. Today, five virus types are known to be involved in causing human cancer: papillomaviruses, retroviruses, herpesviruses, hepadnaviruses, and flaviviruses. This book presents the latest research in this field.
| ISBN | 1606921118 | | DEWEY | 616.994071 | | ISBN13 | 9781606921111
(What's this?) | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Publisher | Nova Science Publishers Inc | | Pages | 167 | | Imprint | Nova Science Publishers Inc | | Published in | New York | | Format | Hardback | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly | | Publication date | 01 Apr 2009 | |
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Preface; SV40 & Cancer; New insights into the role of the dUTPase in Epstein-Barr Virus replication and pathogenesis; EBV virus and cancer; DNA tumor viruses: oncogenesis of human papillomavirus (HPV); Present focus on HPV virus induced cancer; Human herpesvirus-8 and corticosteroids; The Immune Response to Tumor-Associated Antigens in Hematological Malignancies - Its Relevance for Vaccine Development; Gammaherpesviruses and Oncogenesis; The Search for Human Tumor Viruses (Herbert Bosshart); Macrophage involvement in the inflammation-induced onset of virus related tumor; Index.
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