title: Tumour-inducing viruses.
abstract: Virus infections are an important factor in the global burden of human cancer. The discovery and mode of action of human tumour viruses is briefly reviewed together with the promise of prevention through vaccination.
authors.affiliation: Emeritus Professor of Viral Oncology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D004819:Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis / Q000517:prevention & control; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus; D006515:Hepatitis B virus; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D009858:Oncogenic Viruses; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D014765:Viral Vaccines