Viruses and human cancer : from basic science to clinical prevention
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Mei Hwei Chang, Kuan-Teh Jeang, editors.
--Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2014.
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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 Human Cancer From Basic Science to Clinical Prevention is designed to meet this need by providing an advanced overview on the basic and clinical aspects of oncogenic viruses and the human cancers that th…
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- Other Authors
- Chang, Mei Hwei
- Jeang, Kuan-Teh
- Responsibility
- Mei Hwei Chang, Kuan-Teh Jeang, editors
- Place of Publication
- Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 290 pages)
- Series Vol.
- v. 193
- Series Title
- Recent results in cancer research
- ISBN
- 9783642389658 (electronic bk.)
- 9783642389641
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Oncogenic viruses
- Oncology
- Cancer Research
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology
- Abstract
- 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 Human Cancer From Basic Science to Clinical Prevention is designed to meet this need by providing an advanced overview on the basic and clinical aspects of oncogenic viruses and the human cancers that they cause. Virology, virus-induced inflammation and tissue injuries, oncogenic mechanisms, epidemiology, and current and emerging preventive and therapeutic strategies are all discussed in detail. In addition, the book covers the individual aspects of seven oncogenic viruses, i.e., hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, human papilloma virus, Epstein-Barr virus, human T-cell lymphotropic virus, Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes virus, and Merkel cell polyomavirus, and the related human cancers. The susceptibility of high-risk hosts such as transplantation recipients is also addressed, and new vaccine developments are described.
- Contents
- Virus infection and human cancer : an overview -- Epidemiology of virus infection and human cancer -- Virus infection, inflammation and prevention of cancer -- 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 role of human papillomaviruses in oncogenesis -- Control of HPV infection and related cancer through vaccination -- Prevention and treatment for Epstein-Barr virus infection and related cancers -- HTLV-1 and leukemogenesis : virus-cell interactions in the development of adult T-cell leukemia -- Prevention of human T-cell lymphotropic virus Type 1 infection and adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma -- Molecular biology of human herpesvirus 8 : novel functions and virus-host interactions implicated in viral pathogenesis and replication -- Anti-viral treatment and cancer control.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
