Cancer Virus: The story of Epstein-Barr Virus

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Dorothy H. Crawford (Emeritus Professor of Medical Microbiology, Emeritus Professor of Medical Microbiology, University Of Edinburgh) Alan Rickinson (Professor of Cancer Studies, Professor of Cancer Studies, School of Cancer Studies, Univeristy of Birmingham)

Cancer Virus

The story of Epstein-Barr Virus

Dorothy H. Crawford (Emeritus Professor of Medical Microbiology, Emeritus Professor of Medical Microbiology, University Of Edinburgh), Alan Rickinson (Professor of Cancer Studies, Professor of Cancer Studies, School of Cancer Studies, Univeristy of Birmingham), Ingólfur Johannessen (Consultant medical virologist and senior lecturer, Consultant medical virologist and senior lecturer, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and University of Edinburgh)

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Oxford University Press
13 March 2014

Oncology; Medical microbiology & virology; Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science

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.

Readership: Popular science readers interested in the biological sciences and the history of medicine.

By: Dorothy H. Crawford (Emeritus Professor of Medical Microbiology Emeritus Professor of Medical Microbiology University Of Edinburgh), Alan Rickinson (Professor of Cancer Studies, Professor of Cancer Studies, School of Cancer Studies, Univeristy of Birmingham), Ingólfur Johannessen (Consultant medical virologist and senior lecturer, Consultant medical virologist and senior lecturer, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and University of Edinburgh)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 224mm, Width: 148mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 366g
ISBN: 9780199653119
ISBN 10: 0199653119
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 13 March 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements Preface Introduction 1: Out of Africa 2: The Eureka moment 3: Convincing the Sceptics 4: EBV in Africa - Burkitt lymphoma 5: EBV in Asia - Nasopharyngeal carcinoma 6: New Diseases - An accident of nature; an accident of medicine 7: Unexpected Arrivals 8: Prevention and Cure 9: Making Sense of a Human Cancer Virus References Further Reading Glossary Index

Dorothy H. Crawford has been Assistant Principal for Public Understanding of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh since 2007. Her previous books include The Invisible Enemy (OUP, 2000), Deadly Companions (OUP, 2007), and Viruses: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2011). She was elected a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2001, and awarded an OBE for services to medicine and higher education in 2005. Ingolfur Johannessen is a Consultant medical virologist and senior lecturer, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and University of Edinburgh. Alan B. Rickinson is Professor of Cancer Studies in the School of Cancer Sciences at the University of Birmingham. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Reviews for Cancer Virus: The story of Epstein-Barr Virus

[A] pithy, pacy study. Nature It reads like a thriller ... the book is compelling and colourful, capturing the romance of scientific discovery so well that it is exciting and accessible. Linda Geddes, New Scientist