Viruses and Human Cancer From Basic Science to Clinical Prevention /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Chang, Mei Hwei (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Jeang, Kuan-Teh (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Recent Results in Cancer Research, 193
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Infectious diseases.; Oncology.; Microbiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Cancer Research.; Infectious Diseases.

Research on oncogenic viruses and related human cancers has advanced rapidly in the past decade. Most articles, however, focus on a specific oncogenic virus and cancer. There is consequently a need for a comprehensive, up-to-date monograph that offers broad and integrated knowledge. Viruses and Huma...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Virus infection and human cancer – An overview
• Epidemiology of virus infection and human cancer
• Viral oncogenes and human cancer
• Virus infection, inflammation and cancer prevention
• The oncogenic role of hepatitis B virus
• Prevention of hepatitis B virus infection and liver cancer
• The oncogenic role of hepatitis C virus
• Prevention of hepatitis C virus infection and liver cancer
• The oncogenic role of Human Papilloma virus
• Prevention of Human Papilloma virus and related cancers
• The oncogenic role of Epstein-Barr virus
• Prevention of Epstein-Barr virus infection and related cancers.- The oncogenic role of Human T-Cell Lymphotropic virus
• Prevention of Human T-Cell Lymphotropic virus infection and adult T-Cell leukemia
• The oncogenic role of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes virus (HHV-8).- Prevention of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes virus (HHV-8) and Kaposi’s sarcoma.- Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV) and human Merkel cell carcinoma.- Infection-associated cancer after transplantation – Prevention and cure.- Viral infection and cancer prevention – Future prospects.