Cancers & HIV/AIDS: Research
- Lung Cancer in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study: Role of Smoking, Immunodeficiency and Pulmonary Infection (January 19, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 Kaiser Study Finds Higher Cancer Risk for HIV Patients (November 29, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- A Glass Half Full: Cancer Risk for People Living With HIV (Summer/Fall 2010)
Cancer cannot be mentioned without arousing anxiety. But there is reason to believe the glass is at least half full when it comes to people with HIV and their risk for cancer.
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Cancer and HIV/AIDS (Summer/Fall 2010)
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Significant Rise in HPV-Related Throat Cancer in Men (June 21, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Are Gay Men More at Risk for Developing Cancer? (May 9, 2011)
In Reuters
- Historical Perspective of Nanomedicines in Cancer Treatment (May/June 2011)
In HIV Treatment Bulletin, from HIV i-Base
- The Changing Face of Cancer in HIV/AIDS Patients (April 19, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Drop in AIDS-Related Cancers in the U.S. (April 12, 2011)
In U.S. News & World Report
- Distribution of Cancers in the HIV/AIDS Population Is Shifting (April 11, 2011)
New study finds a decrease in AIDS-defining cancers, offset by an increase in other cancers.
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
- J&J Invests in New Noninvasive Cancer Test (January 5, 2011)
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has announced that it is investing $30 million in a new test that could detect—and help doctors treat—a variety of cancers from a simple blood draw.
From AIDSmeds.com
- Spectrum of Cancer Risk Late After AIDS Onset in the United States (September 17, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HPV Takes Lead on Oral Cancers: Experts (September 7, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Cancer-Causing Virus Found More Often (August 9, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Two to Three Times Higher Hodgkin Risk in First Months of ART (July 22, 2010)
From National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
- Higher CD4 Count at Lung Cancer Diagnosis Predicts Survival (July 21, 2010)
From National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
- Cancer Rates in HIV+ in Atlanta: "Non-AIDS Cancers Found 10 to 15 Years Earlier in People With HIV" (July 21, 2010)
From National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
- CDC Study Confirms Rising Non-AIDS Cancer Rate in With HIV (July 21, 2010)
From National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
- IAC Day 4: Malignancies and People Living With HIV/AIDS -- A Blog Entry From Positive Policy (July 21, 2010)
In The XVIII International AIDS Conference, from The Body
- Non-AIDS Cancers Occurring at Earlier Age Among People With HIV (July 21, 2010)
From AIDSmeds.com
- Fewer Malignancies Seen in Those Taking Selzentry (July 20, 2010)
From AIDSmeds.com
- People With AIDS More Likely to Develop Cancers, Research Says (May 26, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Cancer and HIV: Addressing a Growing Threat (March 30, 2010)
Part of a CROI 2010 wrap-up discussion with Pablo Tebas, M.D.
From The Body PRO
- Most Non-AIDS Cancers Not Diagnosed at Earlier Age in People With AIDS (February 19, 2010)
From National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
- Risk Factors for Lung Cancer in People With HIV: Smoking Vastly Outweighs HIV (February 17, 2010)
From aidsmap.com
- HIV Infection Increases Risk for Non-AIDS Cancers (January 5, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Types of Cancer Vary in HIV Patients (October 21, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Cancer Risk May Be Lower for People Who Keep CD4 Count Above 500 (October 8, 2009)
From aidsmap.com
- Low CD4 Cell Count Elevates Cancer Risk in Patients With HIV (October 8, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- "Non-AIDS-Defining" Illnesses, Particularly Cancer, Are on the Rise, Italian Study Finds (September 29, 2009)
From International AIDS Society
- Raised Cancer Risk for HIVers May Be Due to Smoking and Infections (September 28, 2009)
From aidsmap.com
- Does Infection Boost Prostate Cancer Risk? (September 15, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Cancers in HIV: A Research Review (May 15, 2009)
Eric A. Engels, M.D., M.P.H., recaps recent research suggesting that many forms of cancer, including lung cancer, may be more common among people with HIV. (This editorial originally appeared in the medical journal AIDS.)
From National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
- Risk for Salivary Gland Cancer High Among People With AIDS (March 5, 2009)
From Project Inform
- HPV, Anal Cancer and Cervical Cancer in HIV-Infected People (February 11, 2009)
Joel Palefsky, M.D., discusses an important study he presented at CROI 2009 regarding the link between anal intraepithelial neoplasia and anal cancer, and also brings us up to speed on the methods by which these lesions can be prevented and treated.
In The 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Cancer Rates Soaring in Developing Countries (February 2, 2009)
From Agence France-Presse
- Cancers Continue to Rise Among People With HIV (February 2, 2009)
A large new study has found that cancer was the reason behind one out of every three deaths in HIV-positive people in France during 2005. That makes a 5 percent increase in cancer-related deaths among French HIVers since 2000.
From aidsmap.com
- French Study Clears HAART of Cancer Link in Kids (February 2009)
To read PDF, click here.
In Treatment Update, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Changes in Cancer Mortality among HIV‐Infected Patients: The Mortalité 2005 Survey (January 28, 2009)
In Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Illnesses Associated With Aging May Strike HIVers Earlier, Study Suggests (January 26, 2009)
From National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
- Hepatitis C Ups Liver Cancer Risk, Study Confirms (January 20, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- A Stronger Immune System Reduces Risk of Death From Cancer for People With HIV (November 4, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
- Children Born to HIV-Positive Mothers No More Likely to Develop Cancer (November 3, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
- HIV-Associated Immunosuppression Increases Risk of Liver Cancer (October 22, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
- HIV Increases Risk of Nine Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers, Largest-Ever Observational Study Finds (May 22, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
- Study Finds Increased Risk of Some Cancers Among HIV-Positive People in U.S. (May 22, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers Now Outweigh AIDS-Defining Cancers in US Cohort (February 26, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
- HAART Significantly Lowers Risk of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma for up to Ten Years, Regardless of Nadir CD4 Count (January 15, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
- Complications in HIV Treatment (November/December 2007)
TB and co-infection news from IAS.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Increased Incidence of Skin Cancers Among HIV-Infected Persons (July 23, 2007)
Abstract of a study (MOPEB086) presented at the 4th International AIDS Society Conference in Sydney, Australia.
From International AIDS Society
- People With Advanced HIV at Greater Risk for Many Cancers (July 6, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
- HIV Contributes to Lung Cancer Risk, Independent of Smoking (May 29, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
- Incidence of Non-AIDS-Defining Malignancies in Persons With HIV (February 27, 2007)
In Exclusive Coverage of the 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Incidence of AIDS-Associated and Non-AIDS-Associated Malignancies Among HIV-Infected Individuals (February 6, 2006)
Recent studies examine the risks for Kaposi's sarcoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, cervical cancer, lung cancer and other malignancies.
In The 13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
- HIV-Infected People More Likely to Get Non-AIDS-Associated Cancers Than HIV-Uninfected People (September 17, 2005)
[Archived Article]
Skin cancers are found to be most prevalent; Hodgkin's lymphoma, prostate cancer and anal cancer are also noted.
From aidsmap.com
- AIDS-Related Burkitt's Lymphoma Versus Diffuse Large-Cell Lymphoma in the Pre-Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy and HAART Eras: Significant Differences in Survival With Standard Chemotherapy (July 1, 2005)
[Archived Article]
In Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy and Outcome of AIDS-Related Burkitt's Lymphoma or Leukemia. Results of the PETHEMA-LAL3/97 Study. (July 2005)
[Archived Article]
In Haematologica
- Survival After Cancer Diagnosis in Persons With AIDS (July 1, 2005)
[Archived Article]
In Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
- Prognostic Factors and Outcome of Human Herpesvirus 8-Associated Primary Effusion Lymphoma in Patients With AIDS (July 1, 2005)
[Archived Article]
In Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Women With AIDS Have Lower Breast, Uterine Cancer Risk (Summer 2005)
[Archived Article]
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Good News, Bad Situation: HAART Initiation Can Improve Survival of Patients With Primary Brain Lymphoma (February 25, 2005)
[Archived Article]
In The 12th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Lung Cancer More Common Among HIV-Infected Patients (February 25, 2005)
[Archived Article]
In The 12th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Aging HIV-Infected Population at Risk for Malignancies Despite HAART (July 12, 2004)
[Archived Article]
In The XV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
- AIDS Amplifies Cancer Cases in Uganda (April 13, 2004)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Researchers Elucidate Cancer Risks Among HIV Patients (September 10, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The Use of Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients Undergoing Treatment for HIV-Related Neoplastic Disease (Summer 2003)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
- Cancer and AIDS: National Cancer Institute's Investment in Research (Summer 2003)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
- The Rise and Fall of the AIDS Malignancy Consortium (Summer 2003)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
- No Higher Risk of Non-AIDS Cancers in Advanced HIV Disease, Says U.S. National Cancer Institute (April 14, 2003)
[Archived Article]
A study from the pre-HAART era finds that the risk increased only for AIDS-related cancers like Kaposi's sarcoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
From aidsmap.com
- Challenges to Continued Research on AIDS-Related Cancers (Spring 2003)
[Archived Article]
In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Rates of Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers in People With HIV Infection Before and After AIDS Diagnosis (July 22, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Treatment of AIDS Lymphoma With High-Dose Chemotherapy and Genetically Modified Stem Cells: A Model for Evaluation of Gene Therapy (May 16-28, 2000)
[Archived Article]
In The 4th International AIDS Malignancy Conference, from The Body PRO
- Epidemiology and Distribution of the AIDS-Related Cancers (May 16-28, 2000)
[Archived Article]
In The 4th International AIDS Malignancy Conference, from The Body PRO
- New Hope: AIDS Malignancy Consortium Offers New Hope to People With AIDS-Related Cancer (Spring 2000)
[Archived Article]
Interview with Dr. David Aboulafia.
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Poppers: Large Cancer Increase and Immune Suppression in Animal Tests (April 16, 1999)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Treatment News
- Gay Cancer -- Again (February 1999)
[Archived Article]
Unusually high rates of anal cancer found in gay men and gay men with HIV.
From Seattle Treatment Education Project
- FDA Approves New Kind of Lymphoma Treatment (December 5, 1997)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Better Treatments for AIDS-Related Cancers Becoming Available (September 1997)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- HIV-Related Cancers: Emerging Trends and Management Issues (June 1997)
[Archived Article]
The Seventh Annual Clinical Care Options for HIV Symposium.
In The 7th Annual Clinical Care Options for HIV Symposium, from The Body PRO
- ACTG Oncology Committee Finds New Home at National Cancer Institute, But Funding Is Woefully Inadequate (February 1996)
[Archived Article]
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
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