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Charles S. Mott Award. The discovery of Burkitt's lymphoma
Author(s) -
Burkitt Denis P.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19830515)51:10<1777::aid-cncr2820511003>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , etiology , burkitt's lymphoma , virus , epstein–barr virus , virology , pathology
An account is given of the steps that led to the recognition of the tumor that became known as Burkitt's lymphoma. This is followed by a description of the methods employed in the subsequent epidemiologic studies, the manner in which successive hypotheses of etiology were erected and demolished, and the discovery by Epstein and his colleagues of the Epstein‐Barr virus. The impact that this tumor has had on aspects of cancer research is considered.