Infectious Agents Associated Cancers Epidemiology and Molecular Biology

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for them and all authors to review current and past exciting discoveries on human

infectious oncology, to share with a larger audience, particularly for colleagues and

students. To make the list of infectious agents complete, this book includes not only

viruses but also bacteria, parasites, and prions. However, the emphasis is on viruses,

as viruses have more complex interactions with hosts, and new breakthroughs in

oncovirology are to be expected.

I believe this book will help the readers to better understand the pathogenesis of

human cancers, particularly those that are associated with infectious microbes, and

assist in the development of new and more effective strategies toward prevention

and treatment of cancer in the future.

Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology

(Ministries of Education and Health)

School of Basic Medical Science

Yumei Wen

Fudan University

Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

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