Harald zur Hausen
Harald zur Hausen
Harald zur Hausenis a German virologist and professor emeritus. He has done research on cancer of the cervix, where he discovered the role of papilloma viruses, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth11 March 1936
CountryGermany
agents cancer contribute devoted diagnosis extent human infectious later life mainly modes novel question scientific trusting
In retrospect, I have devoted my scientific life mainly to the question to what extent infectious agents contribute to human cancer, trusting that this will contribute to novel modes of cancer prevention, diagnosis and, hopefully, later on, also to cancer therapy.
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Most of the infections linked to human cancers are common in human populations; they are ubiquitous. They were present during the whole human evolution process.
agents infectious regional specific types
Regional clustering of specific cancer types triggered some investigations on a potential role of infectious agents in these malignant proliferations.