Cancer Associated Viruses [Hardcover]

The acknowledgment that viruses are potent biological factors in driving many cancers have seen a dramatic upsurge in recent years in large part to the success of the human papilloma virus vaccine against invasive cervical carcinomas and followed by the awarding of the noble prize in medicine in 2008 to Dr. Harald zurHausen who identified the link between papilloma virus and cervical cancers. Over the last few years there have been some volumes addressing different aspects of viruses and cancers and to some extent focusing on the DNA viruses, more specifically the human DNA viruses. This proposed volume will attempt to review and address the major gaps in current knowledge in DNA viruses as well as RNA viruses bringing a historical perspective of where studies began to a more recent molecular approach and vaccine successes in tumor viruses. We will also cover other known oncogenic viruses associated cancers in other mammals in addition to humans.This volume offers a comprehensive review of? tumor virology. It examines the many aspects of cancer-related viruses and how they contribute to cell proliferation, the genes that are responsible for driving these cancers, and their mechanisms of transmission.1. Historical Perspectives of Viruses and Cancer - Baruch Blumberg2.Peyton Rous: A centennial tribute to the founding father of cancer virology.3. Virus Mediated Cell Proliferation - Jae Jung4. Viral Encoded Genes and Cancer - Blossom Damania5.Oncogenic Viruses and Cancer Transmission- Robin Weiss6. Overview of DNA Viruses and Cancer  James Alwine7.Herpesviruses and Cancer  Bala Chandran8.Lymphocryptoviruses- EBV and its role in human cancer  Erle S. Robertson9.LCV and RRV in nonhuman primates  Scott Wong10.Rhadinoviruses  KSHV and associated malignancies  Thomas Schultz11.RFHV and contribution to disease Tim Rose12.Murine herpesvirus 68 in Tumorigenesis  Sam Speck13.Mareks Disease Virus and T cell Lymphomas  Mark Parcells and Robin Morgan14.Polyoma Viruses andló(