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Title HPV and other infectious agents in cancer : opportunities for prevention and public health / Hans Krueger [and others] ; preface by Jon F. Kerner
Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 547 pages) : illustrations
Contents Introduction : infection and cancer : an expanding paradigm -- Human papillomavirus : structure, transmission & occurrence -- Human papillomavirus : infection, natural history & carcinogenesis -- Human papillomavirus : associations with cervical cancer -- Human papillomavirus : associations with non-cervical cancer -- Human papillomavirus : detection of infection and disease -- Human papillomavirus : prevention of infection and disease -- Hepatitis viruses -- Helicobacter pylori -- Epstein-Barr virus -- Human herpesvirus type 8 -- Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 -- Conclusion : infection and cancer : a paradigm shift
Summary After considering the aging population in developed countries, it has become clear to physicians and public policy administrators that prevention of cancer must play a more important role in national anti-cancer policy than it has in the past. The recent introduction of an HPV vaccine, coupled with discoveries concerning the relationship of H. pylori and cancer has brought the role of infectious agents in cancer into sharp focus in the medical community. While interest in the subject has grown, no single source existed to bring clinicians up-to-date on developments in disease mechanisms, population-based risk assessment and policy considerations in the field of cancer prevention. In this current and comprehensive text the authors review the basic science and clinical implications of individual infectious agents, while going beyond a mere update of the literature to offer insights on the current emerging prevention possibilities. This prevention perspective is what makes this particular text so valuable to researchers, epidemiologists, health care policy makers and oncologists. The discussion is organized to highlight the vital role of primary cancer prevention, and suggest directions for future research, practice and policy. Since HPV continues to be at the center of interest in the arena of infectious agents and cancer, the authors frame the majority of their discussion on this now-famous virus. The sheer volume of literature related to this virus and its many related cancers, and the burgeoning research on the development and implementation of a prophylactic vaccine necessitates a much fuller review of this infectious agent. Therefore, the book is roughly divided into two equal parts: one part devoted to HPV and another part devoted to five other prominent infectious agents in cancer
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Viral carcinogenesis.
Oncogenic viruses.
Papillomaviruses.
Papillomavirus diseases.
Alphapapillomavirus
Neoplasms -- prevention & control
Neoplasms -- virology
Tumor Virus Infections -- prevention & control
Oncogenic Viruses
Papillomaviridae
Papillomavirus Infections
MEDICAL -- Oncology.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer.
Oncogenic viruses
Papillomavirus diseases
Papillomaviruses
Viral carcinogenesis
Form Electronic book
Author Krueger, Hans
LC no. 2009022868
ISBN 9780199774388
0199774382