TY - ADVS AU - Weiss,Robin TI - Viruses and cancer T2 - Evolution and medicine : how new applications advance research and practice, PY - 2007/// CY - London PB - Henry Stewart Talks KW - Evolution KW - Medicine KW - Oncogenic Viruses N1 - Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration; Title from title frames; Contents: Oncogenic viruses of animals and humans have given us insights into cancer in general -- Specific genes involved in cancer such as oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes were first discovered through research on tumor viruses -- Only a subset of viruses cause cancer -- For cancers caused by viruses, the viruses are a necessary but insufficient cause of the disease -- Cancer is multifactorial and different risk factors act together -- Vaccines hold great promise to reduce the cancer burden -- The incidence is higher in immunodeficient people -- Transplant recipients and AIDS; Access restricted to subscribers UR - https://hstalks.com/bs/155/ UR - https://hstalks.com/bs/p/20/ ER -