Immune Deficiency and Cancer

The discoveries of Burkitt, Epstein, and Henle have laid the foundation for continuing generation of information regarding the mechanisms of induction of diseases by Epstein-Barr virus. The discovery of the virus two decades ago resulted from clinical and basic science collaborative studies on Burkitt lymphoma. Subse­ quently, nasopharyngeal carcinoma and infectious mononucleosis have been linked ...