Tumour-inducing viruses

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2016 Oct;77(10):565-568. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.10.565.

Abstract

Virus infections are an important factor in the global burden of human cancer. The discovery and mode of action of human tumour viruses is briefly reviewed together with the promise of prevention through vaccination.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / prevention & control
  • Adenocarcinoma / virology
  • Carcinoma / prevention & control
  • Carcinoma / virology
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / prevention & control
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / virology
  • Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis / prevention & control
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / prevention & control
  • Female
  • Hepacivirus
  • Hepatitis B virus
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human
  • Humans
  • Leiomyosarcoma / prevention & control
  • Leiomyosarcoma / virology
  • Liver Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Liver Neoplasms / virology
  • Lymphoma / prevention & control
  • Lymphoma / virology
  • Male
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / virology
  • Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Neoplasms / virology*
  • Oncogenic Viruses*
  • Papillomaviridae
  • Papillomavirus Infections / prevention & control
  • Skin Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Skin Neoplasms / virology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Stomach Neoplasms / virology
  • Tumor Virus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / virology
  • Viral Vaccines / therapeutic use*
  • Vulvar Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Vulvar Neoplasms / virology

Substances

  • Viral Vaccines