HIV-Associated Malignancies

HIV-Associated Malignancies

Describe the types of malignancies commonly 1. found in children and adolescents with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS. Present an overview of the following HIV2. associated pediatric and adolescent cancers: nonHodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), Kaposi sarcoma (KS), leiomyosarcoma, cervical carcinoma, and anal cancer. Discuss the clinical manifestations and treatment 3. of the various HIV-associa...

Oral malignancies associated with HIV.

Advances in the management of HIV infection have resulted in significant changes in survival and in the prevalence and incidence of oral diseases found in persons infected with HIV (as discussed in other articles in this series). HIV is associated with an increased risk of malignant disease that is related to immunosuppression and the activity of the HIV transactivator of transcription protein,...

Evolving epidemiology of HIV-associated malignancies.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to describe the epidemiology of cancers that occur at an elevated rate among people with HIV infection in the current treatment era, including discussion of the cause of these cancers, as well as changes in cancer incidence and burden over time. RECENT FINDINGS Rates of Kaposi sarcoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and cervical cancer have declined sharp...

CURRENTOPINION Evolving epidemiology of HIV - associated malignancies

Recent findings Rates of Kaposi sarcoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and cervical cancer have declined sharply in developed countries during the highly active antiretroviral therapy era, but remain elevated 800-fold, 10-fold and fourfold, respectively, compared with the general population. Most studies have reported significant increases in liver cancer rates and decreases in lung cancer over time. Al...

British HIV Association guidelines for HIV-associated malignancies 2014.