Infection and Cancer: Bi-Directorial Interactions (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)

This unique book summarizes current knowledge on co-development of infectious diseases and cancer. It provides an overview of the complex and unique role of the immune system, inflammation, tumor-mediated immunosuppression and infection-induced immunomodulation in cancer and infection progression. Chapters are organized into themed parts, beginning with a look at the historical perspective of human tumor viruses, then aspects and examples of infection-related cancers and cancer-associated infections. The work discusses how cancer- and infection-associated immune responses interact in a bi-directorial fashion and how these interactions may evolve during both disease progression and in response to therapy. The phenomenon of independent development of cancer and infection in the same host, known as comorbid cancer-infection progression, is explored. Understanding the complex pathways involved in the progression of infection and cancer will allow the prevention of the development of certain types of cancer, as well as advancing prophylactic anti-cancer vaccines. Readers of this work will discover innovative approaches for multidisciplinary projects, focusing on the design of original therapeutic modalities for cancer therapy. The book will therefore be particularly valuable to scholars interested in cancer immunology and researchers and clinicians in the field of basic and applied immunobiology and microbiology.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	November 2015
First published:	2015
Editors:	Michael R. Shurin • Yasmin Thanavala • Nahed Ismail
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	408
Edition:	1st ed. 2015
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-20668-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Microbiology (non-medical) > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Infectious & contagious diseases > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Oncology > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Immunology > General
LSN:	3-319-20668-0
Barcode:	9783319206684

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