Here is an essay on ‘Viruses and Cancer’ which states – How viruses and other infectious agents can cause cancer. The ability of chemicals and radiation to cause cancer was widely recognized by the early 1900s, but the possibility that infectious agents might also be involved was not seriously considered at that time because cancer does not generally behave as [...]
Here is an essay on ‘Chemicals and Cancer’ which states – How various chemical carcinogens can trigger the development of cancer. Essay # 1. Identifying Chemicals that Cause Cancer: We seem to be surrounded by a sea of chemical carcinogens. They are found in the air we breathe, the food we eat, the water and beverages we drink, the medications [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Cellular Oncogenes Contain Introns 2. Conservation of Proto-Oncogenes during Evolution 3. Proto-Oncogene Products Key Regulators of Cell Division 4. Comparison of Viral Oncogenes with Cellular Proto-Oncogenes 5. Homology with Viral Oncogenes 6. Cancer Cells: Loss of Control of Cell Division. Cancer is a large class of diverse diseases, all of which exhibit [...]