Hiv And Pancreatic Cancer

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asymptomatic elevated pancreatic amylase(pancreatitis)

i am puzzled.i am a GP in Zimbabwe and have been helping a close relative with their HIV TREATMENT,now 8 months.She was initially commenced on a combination consisting of 3TC/NVP& d4T with initial cd4+ count of 187,slightly high urea &...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Amylase elevations can be non-specific--in the US we rely more on the lipase levels to evaluate pancreatitis if that is available to you. 3TC can cause pancreatitis is a small % of patients so that is a consideration from what information you... Read more »

HIV and Pancreatitis

I have apparently had pancreatitis for a number of years, just recently diagnosed. Ths pain and... Read more »

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C. »

Pancreatitis/HEP B/HIV

Should I be concerned about getting pancreatitis again if I had it when i was hospitalized when I... Read more »

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D. »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Study Finds Association Between Hepatitis B and Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer patients are more likely to have been infected with hepatitis B virus than those without the cancer, according to new research. HBV is known to cause liver cancer in some patients, but this is the first time an association has been... Read more »

Study Finds Association Between Hepatitis B and Pancreatic Cancer

In this New Digest: Summary of study being published October 1, 2008 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology , showing that evidence of past hepatitis B infection was twice as prevalent in patients with pancreatic cancer as in healthy people. Quote... Read more »

CROI 2010 Wrap-Up: Complications of HIV and Its Treatment

Table of Contents Introduction Inflammation and Cardiovascular Risk: Is It All It's Cracked Up to Be? Cancer and HIV: Addressing a Growing Threat Bone Disease: The Need for Greater Screening CNS Complications and the Blood-Brain Debate ... Read more »

HPV, Anal Cancer and Cervical Cancer in HIV-Infected People

At CROI 2009, I had the opportunity to sit down with Joel Palefsky, M.D., a prominent physician/researcher in the area of cancers related to human papillomavirus. We discussed an important study he presented at this conference regarding the link... Read more »

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Is Pancreatitis a symptom/effect of HIV Infection?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Is Pancreatitis a symptom/effect of HIV Infection? Read more »

First HIV+ Runner With Terminal Brain Cancer Has C

Posted by 1247

First HIV+ Runner With Terminal Brain Cancer Has Completed the NYC Marathon

My name is Richard M. Brodsky. I am HIV-positive and have terminal brain cancer, and I completed the November 2, 2003, NYC Marathon in 04:52. My purpose for running the... Read more »

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 »

Fighting HIV with cancer drugs

Posted by new2this2010, 3 Replies

Looks very very promising:

http://www.walb.com/global/story.asp?s=13054103 Read more »

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