Can You Get Hiv And Cancer

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Anal Cancer, HIV and Gay/Bisexual Men

In the general population, anal cancer is a rare disease. Few people knew about it before Farrah Fawcett made public her struggle with the illness. Among men who have sex with men (MSM), and especially HIV-positive MSM, the incidence of anal cancer is significantly more prevalent and increasing annually. 1 However, the majority of gay and bisexual men know little about the disease, have never been tested for it, nor know that screening tests...

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Prostate Cancer and HIV; how will the cancer affect my HIV?

I have been recently been diagnosed with the early stages of prostrae cancer. I am HIV+ and have been for the past 11 years. My CD4-cells are in the 400 to 600 range and my viral load is around 4000. These readings have been consistant for the...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

For the most part, the HIV and the prostate cancer are unrelated. Having both diseases my just be a coincidence. A Gleason score of 6 is a good number; it means your cancer may not be too aggressive. Stopping the testosterone was a good idea... Read more »

Hiv and cancer

My mother has been positve for 10years and is undergoing kemo for skin cancer now.Her neutrophils leave is down to 0.77 and has had to stop. She only told me a year ago, I don't know what to expect over the coming months/years. What should i...

Response from Sharon Lee, M.D.

University of Kansas Medical Center

Best to ask your Mom for details. Maybe you can accompany her to doctor visits and get extra info. Because everyone is different in terms of their immune system and the viral effects, you should find out her specific information in order to have an... Read more »

HIV/CANCER

I'm poz since 1989, undetectable and 132 t cells. I'm fighting cancer since 2006, it came back 5 times. I had chemotherapy, Radiation therapy, surgery etc. Now I'm taking Thalidomide/Dexametasona. seems that it's working but...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

I would discuss dosing of your HIV meds with your HIV doctor and pharmacist to see what dose changes/alternative regimen would be appropriate depending on doses of your other drugs and the problems that have been experienced. KH... Read more »

HIV and cancer

You mentioned in a recent response that HIV related cancers are slightly decreased statistically recently. I was under the impression that with undetectable viral loads on HAART a patient would not be at increased risk. How significant is the risk...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

The data suggest that while Kaposi's sarcoma and lymphoma of the brain are less common in the era of potent HIV therapy, body lymphoma is not. This may change over time and it may be that with sustained suppression of HIV and robust CD4 cell... Read more »

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HIV / Cancer

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I have gone through two diagnoses within a few months of each other this year: HIV + and Lymphoma (Hodgkins Disease). I have been treated for the HIV since my dx in April, and doing fine so far. I am currently in chemotherapy tx as well for the HD... Read more »