Viruses and cancer [electronic resource] / Robin A. Weiss.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Evolution and medicine: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (56 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Evolution | Medicine | Oncogenic VirusesOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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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.
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