Shurin M.R., Thanavala Y., Ismail N. (Eds.) Infection and Cancer: Bi-Directorial Interactions

Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015. — 408 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-20668-4, 978-3-319-20669-1.Summarizes current knowledge on co-development of infectious diseases and cancer
Supports understanding of pathways involved in the progression of infection and cancer
Presents both experimental animal results and human clinical dataThis 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.Infection and Cancer: Multi-directorial Relationship
Human Tumor Viruses: A Historical Perspective
Epidemiology of Virus Infection and Human Cancer
Bacterial Infections and Cancer Development
Human Protozoal Infections and Their Potential for Causing Neoplasms
An Update on Helminths in Human Carcinogenesis
Infection-Associated Hematological Malignancies
Multiple Infections and Cancer: Etiology, Mechanisms and Implications in Cancer Control
Inflammatory Mechanisms of Infection-Associated Cancer
Helicobacter pylori: The Cancer Bug
Oral Infection, Carcinogenesis and Cancer
Streptococcus bovis and Colorectal Cancer
Human Papillomavirus-Related Cancers
Infectious Diseases in Cancer Patients: An Overview
Comorbid Development of Infection and Cancer
Bacterial Cancer Therapy: How Patients Might Benefit from Salmonella Infections
Development of Salmonella-Based Cancer Vaccines
Harnessing the Host Immune Response to Infection – BCG Immunotherapy for Bladder Cancer