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Cancer Virus : The Discovery of the Epstein-Barr Virus by Dorothy H. Crawford, Ingolfur Johannessen, Alan B. Rickinson is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Cancer Virus : The Discovery of the Epstein-Barr Virus about?

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was discovered in 1964. At the time, the very idea of a virus underlying a cancer was revolutionary. Cancer is, after all, not catching. Even now, the idea of a virus causing cancer surprises many people. But Epstein-Barr, named after its discoverers, Sir Anthony Epstein and Dr Yvonne Barr, is fascinating for other reasons too. Almost everyone carries it, yet it is only under certain circumstances that it produces disease. It has been associated with different, apparently unrelated, diseases in different populations: Burkitt's Lymphoma, producing tumours in the jaw, in African children; a nasal tumour in China; glandular fever in Europe and the USA; and the majority of cases of Hodgkin's Disease everywhere. This book tells the story of the discovery of the virus, and the recognition of its connection with these various diseases - an account that spans the world and involves some remarkable characters and individual stories.

Who reads Cancer Virus : The Discovery of the Epstein-Barr Virus?

Author

Dorothy H. Crawford, Ingolfur Johannessen, Alan B. Rickinson

Publisher

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780191508691

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Medical, Science

Rating

3.77 / 5 (24 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14