Melanoma And Hiv

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HIV+ with metastatic melanoma of the lymph system

i'm worried about the lymph nodes in my body as i've had all 27 removed from my right axilla (arm pit) six months ago then went through radiotherap. I've just had one removed from my chest wall and two from my neck. Now in limbo...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

Given that HIV is relative common and melanoma is relatively common, it is not unusual for us to see HIV-positive melanoma patients. It is not clear whether the melanoma is related to the HIV. Your oncologist/melanoma expert should treat you as... Read more »

melanoma by HIV infection?

This forum really helps cause there's really few information you can get here in Japan. I was... Read more »

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HIV & Malignant Melanoma

Hello and thank you ALL for your contributions to this forum.I'm a 33yo male. In December,... Read more »

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melanoma and hiv??

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I've read somewhere that HIV patients are more at risk for melanoma. I have 2 moles on my neck that have grown and are discolred. I don't know if it was this way before my last "exposure", or if I just now noticed them. I am going to the doc's... Read more »

Sun exposure & HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Does anyone know if exposure to the sun (in my case going to Mexico to the beach with family for a week) can be bad for HIV positive people. Will/can sun exposure cause HIV to replicate? (forget about melanoma, and all that) I just want to sit at... Read more »

does this mean you have hiv when u have this hla

Posted by need2know01, 1 Reply

Epitope-Enhanced Conserved HIV-1 Peptide Protects HLA-A2-Transgenic Mice Against Virus Expressing HIV-1 Antigen
Takahiro Okazaki1,*, C. David Pendleton*, Franois Lemonnier and Jay A. Berzofsky2,*
* Molecular Immunogenetics and Vaccine Research... Read more »

How bad is.........

Posted by franfrog, 6 Replies

I know certain people react certain ways to different things but how bad is the sun for HIV? Does it have anything to do with it? What about tanning? Will this affect the HIV in anyway? I am as white as a ghost. My husband is Irish and I am... Read more »

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