Viral Oncology

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Introduction

Electron micrograph of the Ebola Zaire virus. This was one of the first micrographs taken of the virus, in 1976. By Dr. Frederick Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, then at the CDC.

By Erick Ditmars

Viral Oncology is an emerging subsect of Oncology that deals with the use of viruses in tumor treatment. The central idea that viruses could be used to treat cancer has was first proposed in the early 20th century The medical field has long believed that viruses may be able to target cancer.
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References

[1] Hodgkin, J. and Partridge, F.A. "Caenorhabditis elegans meets microsporidia: the nematode killers from Paris." 2008. PLoS Biology 6:2634-2637.

Authored for BIOL 291.00 Health Service and Biomedical Analysis, taught by Joan Slonczewski, 2016, Kenyon College.