Abstract
Among cancers diagnosed worldwide on a yearly basis, 20% are thought to be associated with a viral infection. The viruses involved are, by order of decreasing incidence, the hepatitis viruses, the papillomaviruses and the Epstein-Barr virus. These virus-induced cancers generate a high level of interest not only for the study of mechanisms involved in the neoplastic transformation, but also for the set-up of specific immunotherapies including prophylactic and therapeutic antitumor vaccination.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cell Transformation, Viral / genetics
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Cell Transformation, Viral / physiology
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Environment
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Hepacivirus / genetics
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Hepacivirus / pathogenicity
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Hepacivirus / physiology
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Hepatitis B virus / genetics
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Hepatitis B virus / pathogenicity
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Hepatitis B virus / physiology
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Humans
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Models, Biological
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Neoplasms / etiology*
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Neoplasms / genetics
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Neoplasms / virology
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Oncogenic Viruses / genetics
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Oncogenic Viruses / pathogenicity
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Oncogenic Viruses / physiology*
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Papillomaviridae / genetics
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Papillomaviridae / pathogenicity
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Papillomaviridae / physiology
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Tumor Virus Infections / complications*
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Tumor Virus Infections / genetics