Cover Image

Infectious Agents and Cancer

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,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kutikhin, Anton G. (Author), Yuzhalin, Arseniy E. (Author), Brusina, Elena B. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Oncology.
Microbiology.
Bacteriology.
Biomedicine.
Cancer Research.
Biomedicine general.
Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5955-8
Table of Contents:
  • 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?.

Similar Items