Infectious Agents and Cancer

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Kutikhin, Anton G. (Συγγραφέας), Yuzhalin, Arseniy E. (Συγγραφέας), Brusina, Elena B. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Microbiology.; Bacteriology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Biomedicine general.

Over the years of cancer investigation a lot of discoveries in this field were made, and many associations between various biological carcinogens and cancer were revealed. Some of them are credibly determined, thus these infectious agents (human papilloma virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus,...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface.- The Criteria of Inclusion of Infectious Agents in the List of Biological Carcinogens
• General Mechanisms of Biological Carcinogenesis.- The Role of Bacteria in Cancer Development
• The Role of Protozoa in Cancer Development
• The Role of Helminths and Fungi in Cancer Development.- Organ Microbiota in Cancer Development: the Holy Grail of Biological Carcinogenesis
• Conclusions: Are We There Yet?