Infectious agents and cancer

Infectious Agents and Cancer

O1 Development and application of a real time PCR assay for detection and quantification of merkel cell virus (MCV) in archived formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue samples of merkel cell carcinoma and other cancers R Modali, J Goedert, E Engels, LWAyers and K Bhatia Bioserve, Laurel, Maryland, USA National Cancer Institute, IIB, DCEG, Rockville, Maryland, USA The Ohio State University, Colu...

Casual role of infectious agents in cancer: An overview

Cancer is a complex group of diseases with multiple eventual causes. The underlying causes are not fully known. Thus, learning more about the known causes of cancer is an important issue. Moreover, among these factors, infection and its association to cancers is controversial. Although, it seems that the genome instability of the cells can initiate cancer development. The purpose of this review...

How infectious agents cause cancer

Dalton-Griffin and Kellam: Journal of Biology 2009, 8:67 Abstract Molecular techniques for identifying pathogens associated with cancer continue to be developed, including one reported recently in BMC Medical Genomics. Identifying a causal infectious agent helps in understanding the biology of these cancers and can lead ultimately to the development of antimicrobial drugs and vaccines for their...

Cancer and Infectious Agents An Overview of Effective Interventions

Early‐life exposures to infectious agents and later cancer development

There is a growing understanding that several infectious agents are acquired in early life and this is the reason why available vaccines target the new born, infants, and adolescents. Infectious agents are associated with cancer development and it is estimated that about 20% of the world's cancer burden is attributed to infectious agents. There is a growing evidence that certain infectious agen...