In February, 2009, 36 scientists from 16 countries met at the International Agency for
Research on Cancer (IARC) to reassess the carcinogenicity of the biological agents …

In 1872, Moritz Kaposi, a Hungarian dermatologist, described five men with aggressive
“idiopathic multiple pigmented sarcomas of the skin.” 1 One patient died of gastrointestinal …

Cancer constitutes an enormous burden on society in more and less economically
developed countries alike. The occurrence of cancer is increasing because of the growth …

The global burden of cancer continues to increase largely because of the aging and growth
of the world population alongside an increasing adoption of cancer‐causing behaviors …

Castleman disease (CD) is a lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology that is
associated with the development of secondary tumors, including B-cell lymphoma. Human …

Cancer remains a significant burden for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected
individuals. Most cancers that are associated with HIV infection are driven by oncogenic …

Background Epidemiologic studies suggest that human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is sexually
transmitted among men who have sex with men; however, the mode of transmission is …

Prostate cancer remains a significant health concern for men throughout the world. Recently,
there has developed an expanding multidisciplinary body of literature suggesting a link …

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a mesenchymal tumour involving blood and lymphatic vessels.
Only recently has the pathogenesis of this extraordinary neoplasm been elucidated. Viral …

SUMMARY Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), also known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated
herpesvirus (KSHV), discovered in 1994, is a human rhadinovirus (gamma-2 herpesvirus) …