Malignancies & HIV: General Research
- Literature Citations for Cancer and HIV (Regularly Updated)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
- Study Finds Increased Risk of Some Cancers Among HIV-Positive People in U.S. (May 22, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers Now Outweigh AIDS-Defining Cancers in US Cohort (February 26, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
- CROI: Risk of Lymphomas Depends on Cumulative Viral Load and Latest CD4 Counts (February 8, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
- HAART Significantly Lowers Risk of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma for up to Ten Years, Regardless of Nadir CD4 Count (January 15, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
- Anal HPV Infection Often Involves Multiple HPV Strains in HIV-Positive Men (January 8, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
- Infrared Treatment for Pre-Cancerous Anal Lesions in HIV-Positive Patients Safe and Has Good Outcomes (January 8, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
- Complications in HIV Treatment (November/December 2007)
TB and co-infection news from IAS.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Cluster of "Indolent" KS Cases in Older, Antiretroviral-Treated Patients in San Francisco (October 16, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
- BHIVA Issues Draft Guidelines on HIV and Cancer (October 2, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
- IAS: Incidence of Some Cancers Increasing Significantly in HIV-Positive Individuals (August 8, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
- Increased Incidence of Skin Cancers Among HIV-Infected Persons (July 23, 2007)
Abstract of a study (MOPEB086) presented at the 4th International AIDS Society Conference in Sydney, Australia.
From International AIDS Society
- Increased Rates of Cancer in HIV-Infected Patients (July 23, 2007)
In The 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, from The Body PRO
- Incidence of Cancers in People With HIV/AIDS Compared With Immunosuppressed Transplant Recipients: A Meta-Analysis (July 7, 2007)
Study finds that a range of cancers are more likely among AIDS patients than HIV-uninfected controls.
From International AIDS Society
- HIV Contributes to Lung Cancer Risk, Independent of Smoking (May 29, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
- Case-Control Study of Human Papillomavirus and Oropharyngeal Cancer (May 10, 2007)
Oral sex with multiple partners and oral infection with human papilloma virus (HPV) appear to be the greatest risk factors for cancers of the mouth and throat.
In New England Journal of Medicine
- Incidence of Non-AIDS-Defining Malignancies in Persons With HIV (February 27, 2007)
In Exclusive Coverage of the 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Chemotherapy Primer: Why? What? and How? (January 10, 2007)
From OncoLink
- Incidence of AIDS-Associated and Non-AIDS-Associated Malignancies Among HIV-Infected Individuals (February 6, 2006)
Recent studies examine the risks for Kaposi's sarcoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, cervical cancer, lung cancer and other malignancies.
In The 13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
- HIV-Infected People More Likely to Get Non-AIDS-Associated Cancers Than HIV-Uninfected People (September 17, 2005)
Skin cancers are found to be most prevalent; Hodgkin's lymphoma, prostate cancer and anal cancer are also noted.
From aidsmap.com
- Breast/Uterine Cancer Reduced in Women With AIDS (May/June 2005)
From Brown Medical School
- Aging HIV-Infected Population at Risk for Malignancies Despite HAART (July 12, 2004)
In The XV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
- AIDS Amplifies Cancer Cases in Uganda (April 13, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Other Malignancies Associated With HIV (October 2003)
From HIV InSite
- Researchers Elucidate Cancer Risks Among HIV Patients (September 10, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Florida: Tainted AIDS Drugs May Still Be in Pharmacies (July 23, 2003)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Cancer and AIDS: National Cancer Institute's Investment in Research (Summer 2003)
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In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
- The Rise and Fall of the AIDS Malignancy Consortium (Summer 2003)
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In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
- The Use of Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients Undergoing Treatment for HIV-Related Neoplastic Disease (Summer 2003)
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In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
- Immune Deficiency and Risk for Malignancy Among Persons With AIDS (May 2003)
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- No Higher Risk of Non-AIDS Cancers in Advanced HIV Disease, Says U.S. National Cancer Institute (April 14, 2003)
A study from the pre-HAART era finds that the risk increased only for AIDS-related cancers like Kaposi's sarcoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
From aidsmap.com
- Rates of Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers in People With HIV Infection Before and After AIDS Diagnosis (July 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention