How Does Nhl Spread

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re: NHL and haart

referring to the man's question about whether or not to begin haart while on chemo for NHL:what ever happened to the approach of begining haart before chemo with the idea that it would melt the cancer away without even the need for chemo?...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Your are correct that effective HIV therapy can be beneficial in patients with lymphoma but I am unaware of HAART alone 'melting' away non-Hodgkin's lymphoma either of the brain or elsewhere and I have even seen progression of the... Read more »

NHL with cd4 400, starting HAART?

hicd4: 400, vl: 30.00031 years old, male, poz for 3 years now.not on treatment.just diagnosed with... Read more »

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Intermediate grade NHL

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

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Why does HIV continue to spread?

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

I saw a report on my local TV station that said that HIV continues to spread in American cities. Why aren't young people heeding the message and using condoms? Is unprotected sex worth a life time of being on toxic drugs? Read more »

KNOWING SPREADING HIV AROUND

Posted by Jazzy1973, 5 Replies

wHY DO PEOPLE KEEP GOING AROUND SPREADING THIS TO EACH OTHER KNOWING U HAVE THIS?

wHY CAN'T SOME ONE FIND SOME ONE THAT HAS HIV TOO?

QUESTIONS I ASS BECAUSE I KNOW SOMEONE WHO GOES ON LINE AND MEET PEOPLE AND HAVE SEX WITH THEM& AFTER THEY GET... Read more »

Man who spreads lies about HIV origins

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Here's one crazy man who's spreading lies about HIV, particularly in the black community: http://www.all-natural.com/horo-3.html

I guess it's easier to believe in these theories than the fact that HIV spread from chimps to humans and throughout the... Read more »

CAN IT SPREAD?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

If someone who is tested non-reactive using the elisa method for already 5 months after the exposure....can it spread to another if had unprotected sex after 2 months of exposure?can it be that the person who is tested after 5 months did not get it... Read more »

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