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Cancer/Malignancies
IAS 2011: People with HIV Have Double Risk for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers
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- Category: Cancer/Malignancies
- Published on Tuesday, 02 August 2011 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Several studies conducted in the era of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) have shown that people with HIV have higher rates of non-AIDS-defining cancers, especially those caused by infectious pathogens such as human papillomavirus or hepatitis B or C.
People with AIDS Account for Fewer U.S. Cancer Cases
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- Category: Cancer/Malignancies
- Published on Monday, 25 April 2011 21:44
- Written by Paul Dalton
People with AIDS are now contributing proportionately less to total cancer cases in the U.S.
Risk Factors for Cancer Mortality among People with HIV
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- Published on Friday, 07 January 2011 12:23
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV positive people on antiretroviral therapy are more likely to die after cancer diagnosed if they have poor immune function as indicated by a low CD4 T-cell count or are unable to achieve undetectable viral load, according to a study published in the December 14, 2010 advance online edition of AIDS. Regular cancer screening starting at a younger age and prompt treatment could help improve survival in this population, investigators advised.
Non-AIDS Cancers Increasing in People with HIV
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- Published on Thursday, 14 April 2011 22:58
- Written by Liz Highleyman
AIDS-related cancers are now less common, but people with HIV are at higher risk for some non-AIDS cancers, especially those linked to infectious viruses.
CROI 2010: HIV Raises Lung Cancer Risk, but Smoking Is a Much Stronger Predictor
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- Published on Friday, 26 February 2010 12:57
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV infection is significantly associated with lung cancer, increasing the risk by nearly 2-fold, but this was far overshadowed by tobacco smoking, which raised the risk by almost 10-fold, according to a study presented last week at the 17th Conference on Retroviruses & Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2010) in San Francisco. Smoking-related risk declined over time after quitting, but never fell to the level of people who never smoked.
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