Category Archives: Cancer

A meta-analysis of the incidence of non-AIDS cancers in HIV-infected individuals

2009

OBJECTIVE: To estimate summary standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) of non-AIDS cancers among HIV-infected individuals compared with general population rates overall and stratified by gender, AIDS, and highly active antiretroviral therapy...

The challenge of AIDS-related malignancies in sub-Saharan Africa

2010

Background: With the lengthening of life expectancy among HIV-positive subjects related to the use of highly active antiretroviral treatments, an increased risk of cancer has been described in industrialized countries....

Interventions for treating AIDS-associated Hodgkin’ s lymphoma in treatment-naive adults

2007

Background: Hodgkin’s disease (HD) is the most common non-AIDS-defining malignancy in HIV-infected patients. Its unusually aggressive tumour behaviour includes a higher frequency of unfavourable histologic subtypes, high-stage and extranodal involvement...

Epidemiology and prevention of human papillomavirus and cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: A comprehensive review

2009

OBJECTIVES: To identify the gaps of knowledge and highlight the challenges and opportunities for controlling cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). METHODS: A comprehensive review of peer-reviewed literature to summarize...

Safety of GM-CSF in patients with AIDS: A review of the literature

1998

We performed a literature search for all clinical studies reporting outcomes in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) receiving granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) for any indication. Safety outcomes included...

A review of the efficacy and outcomes studies of currently approved chemotherapy treatments for advanced AIDS-Kaposi’s sarcoma

2011

Background: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) – related Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a rare aggressive tumor. The benefits of drug therapy are established by clinical trials but it has been...

Interventions for anal canal intraepithelial neoplasia

2012

Background: Anal canal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN) is a pre-malignant condition of the anal canal transitional epithelium that is associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The incidence and prevalence of AIN...

Cancer and the ‘other’ noncommunicable chronic diseases in older people living with HIV/AIDS in resource-limited settings: A challenge to success

2012

Objective: There is considerable research around the morbidity and mortality related to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular disease and diabetes, among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in resource-richer settings. Less...

Interventions for treating AIDS-associated Hodgkin’s lymphoma in treatment-naive adults

2007

Background: Hodgkin’s disease (HD) is the most common non-AIDS-defining malignancy in HIV-infected patients. Its unusually aggressive tumour behaviour includes a higher frequency of unfavourable histologic subtypes, high-stage and extranodal involvement...

Assessing the impact of HAART on the incidence of defining and non-defining AIDS cancers among patients with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review

2015

After highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) became widespread, several studies demonstrated changes in the incidence of defining and non-defining AIDS cancers among HIV/AIDS patients. We conducted a systematic review of...

Peripheral T-cell lymphomas in HIV-infected individuals: A comprehensive review

2009

No abstract.

Treatment of Kaposi’s sarcoma in HIV-1 infected individuals with emphasis on resource poor settings

2003

BACKGROUND: In many countries, Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is the commonest malignancy among individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV) and is a cause of substantial morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVES:...

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