Infectious causes of cancer : a guide for nurses and healthcare professionals / Kenneth Campbell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campbell, Ken, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microbial carcinogenesis.

Viral carcinogenesis.

Cancer--Nursing.

Cancer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over 99% of the world's population is infected with at least one potentially cancer-causing organism. It is vital for nurses and other healthcare professionals to be aware of the extent of infection-associated cancer and of how they can contribute to prevention of such cancers. Infectious Causes of Cancer, aimed principally at nurses and other healthcare professionals, considers the epidemiology and biology of infectious causes of cancer. It examines each of the infectious agents associated with an increased risk of cancer, discussing epidemiology of the infection and cancer, pathophy

Contents:

Infectious Causes of Cancer; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Historical background; 2 The global burden; 3 Molecular biology of cancer; 4 Biological background; 5 Public health considerationsand prevention; Part I Viral Causes of Cancer; 6 Herpesviruses (Herpesviridae); 7 Hepatitis viruses; 8 Human papillomaviruses; 9 Retroviruses; 10 Polyomaviruses; Part II Bacterial Causes of Cancer; 11 Helicobacter pylori; Part III Parasitic Causes of Cancer; 12 Schistosome species; 13 Liver flukes; 14 Unconfirmed associations; Summary Tables; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612782695

9781119957232

1119957230

9781282782693

128278269X

9780470753644

0470753641

OCLC:

671397077