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Meeting Highlights: National Cancer Institute Workshop on Molecular Signatures of Infectious Agents

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: Viruses are associated with at least 20% of human cancer which is likely to be an underestimation of the actual contribution of viruses to human cancers [1–8]. These estimates are rather conservative because techniques employed to determine the prevalence were not as accurate as provided by more sensitive technologies [3,9–16]. The proportion of cancers attributed to infectious agents is higher in developing countries (22– 23%) than in the developed countries [9,10]. The most common infectious agents associated with human cancer and their prevalence are shown in Fig. 1. Since in many cases the infectious agents are ubiquitous, the key is in identifying the subpopulation of exposed individuals who are likely to develop cancer as a consequence of the initial exposure to the infectious agent [9,17,18]. Identifying this subpopulation provides a potential solution to reduce the disease. Molecular markers should

Source: Disease Markers

DOI: 10.1155/2001/986049

Authors: Mukesh Verma, Paul F. Lambert, Sudhir K. Srivastava

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, University of Wisconsin–Madison, National Cancer Institute, National Cancer Institute

Language: English

Topic: Viral-associated cancers and disorders

Subfield: Oncology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,550