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10% NHL risk? Wow.

Hi Dr McGowan, Here: (http://www.thebody.com/content/art6066.html#anchor50580) it says 10% of HIVers will eventually develop this fatal condition. Is this true? It seems terribly high. I was infected in April 2008 and on meds in August 2008 and...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

Dear M.The numbers for NHL of course reflect a couple of factors: it may take many years for NHL to develop so the effects of HIV treatment advances may lag behind in the rates of new diagnoses; also certain people are at higher risk: co-infection... Read more »

HIV and Follicular NHL

My brother is 37 HIV positive now for 12yrs. He survived 3 1/2 years ago stage IV Hodgkins Disease... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Intermediate grade NHL

Dear Dr. Dezube,I have a history of Intermediate grade NHL. After chemotherapy, there wascomplete... Read more »

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Lymphoma

What Is Lymphoma? How Is NHL Diagnosed? What Causes NHL? How Is NHL Treated? The Bottom Line What Is Lymphoma? Lymphoma is a cancer of white blood cells called B-lymphocytes, or B-cells. They multiply rapidly and form tumors. Lymphoma of... Read more »

Linfoma

¿Qué Es Linfoma? ¿Cómo Se Diagnostica el NHL? ¿Cuál Es la Causa del NHL? ¿Cuál Es el Tratamiento? En Pocas Palabras ¿Qué Es Linfoma? El linfoma es un cáncer de glóbulos blancos llamados linfocitos B o células B. Estos se... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Changing Face of Cancer in HIV/AIDS Patients

Certain cancers -- Kaposi's sarcoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and invasive cervical cancer -- strike the HIV-positive population at much higher rates than the general population, and, with the exception of cervical cancer, are associated with reduced... Read more »

Who Is At Risk for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma?

In an oral presentation at CROI 2009 in Montreal, Canada, Eric Engels of the US National Cancer Institute presented on the possible role of abnormal antibody fragments called immunoglobulin free light chains in predicting non-Hodgkin's lymphoma... Read more »

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Hi Guys, I am a 43 YO Male survivor of NHL, I am overweighed
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