{"product_id":"infections-causing-human-cancer-harald-zur-hausen-9783527329779","title":"Infections Causing Human Cancer","description":"Infections must be thought as one of the most important, if not the most important, risk factors for cancer development in humans. Approximately 15-20% of all cases of cancer around the world are caused by viruses. The\u003cbr\u003e establishment of a causal relationship between the presence of specific infective agents and certain types of human cancer represents a key step in the development of novel therapeutic and preventive strategies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this book, Professor zur Hausen (Nobel Prize in Physiology\/Medicine 2008) provides a thorough and comprehensive overview on carcinogenic infective agents -- viruses, bacteria, parasites and protozoons -- as well as their corresponding transforming capacities and mechanisms. The result is an invaluable and instructive reference for all oncologists, microbiologists and molecular biologists working in the area of infections and cancer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The author was among the first scientists to reveal the cervical cancer-inducing mechanisms of human papilloma viruses and isolated HPV16 and HPV18, and, as early as 1976, published the hypothesis that wart viruses\u003cbr\u003e play a role in the development of this type of cancer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harald Zur Hausen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3527329773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783527329779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 329","brand":"Harald Zur Hausen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241658724607,"sku":"9783527329779","price":77.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_83b85c80-97ee-4cba-b871-d81633a24b50.jpg?v=1772655409","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/infections-causing-human-cancer-harald-zur-hausen-9783527329779","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}