RT Book, Section
A1 Riedel, Stefan
A1 Hobden, Jeffery A.
A1 Miller, Steve
A1 Morse, Stephen A.
A1 Mietzner, Timothy A.
A1 Detrick, Barbara
A1 Mitchell, Thomas G.
A1 Sakanari, Judy A.
A1 Hotez, Peter
A1 Mejia, Rojelio
SR Print(0)
ID 1163284097
T1 Human Cancer Viruses
T2 Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 28e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260012026
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163284097
RD 2024/04/19
AB Viruses  are  etiologic  factors  in  the  development  of  several  types  of  human  tumors,  including  two  of  great  significance  worldwide—cervical  cancer  and  liver  cancer.  At  least  15–20%  of  all  human  tumors  worldwide  have  a  viral  cause.  The  viruses  that  have  been  strongly  associated  with  human  cancers  are  listed  in  Table  43-1.  They  include  human  papillomaviruses  (HPVs),  Epstein-Barr  virus  (EBV),  human  herpesvirus  8,  hepatitis  B  virus,  hepatitis  C  virus,  and  two  human  retroviruses  plus  several  candidate  human  cancer  viruses.  New  cancer-associated  viruses  are  being  discovered  by  the  use  of  molecular  techniques.  Many  viruses  can  cause  tumors  in  animals,  either  as  a  consequence  of  natural  infection  or  after  experimental  inoculation.