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Hepatitis B Virus and Primary Cancer of the Liver

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Vaccine Intervention Against Virus-Induced Tumours

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In this introductory chapter the use of vaccines to intervene against virus-induced tumours will be discussed, the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and its causative role in primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC) being used as an example.

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  1. Baruch S. Blumberg
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, W12 0HS, London, UK

    J. M. Goldman (Consultant Physician) (Consultant Physician)

  2. University of Bristol Medical School, BS8 1TD, Bristol, UK

    M. A. Epstein (Professor of Pathology) (Professor of Pathology)

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Blumberg, B.S. (1986). Hepatitis B Virus and Primary Cancer of the Liver. In: Goldman, J.M., Epstein, M.A. (eds) Vaccine Intervention Against Virus-Induced Tumours. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08243-8_1

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