Cancer

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  Everything okay down there? Screening for anal cancer

  Anal cancer is around 50 times more common in gay men with HIV than it is in the general population. Should we be demanding screening and vaccinations?...

  From:HIV treatment update

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  HIV and lymphoma

  Tim’s treatment was aggressive. “Treatment for me began with a bang. As I wasn't on HIV treatment, I needed to start immediately which was bad enough by...

  From:HIV treatment update

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  Cervical cancer in women with HIV

  Cervical cancer is a diagnosis that can have profound implications for a woman’s physical, social, emotional wellbeing and quality of life – and quite frequently affects her relationship...

  From:HIV & AIDS treatment in practice

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  Off the hook: smoking – and how to give it up

  However, it is possible to come off, and stay off, cigarettes. A French study of 233 smokers with HIV found that about 7% stopped within the next...

  From:HIV treatment update

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  Cervical cancer and you

  Finally, is it worthwhile getting vaccinated against HPV? After the success of the trials of the HPV vaccines, which prevented 95 to 100% of infection13 the UK,...

  From:HIV treatment update

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  Kaposi’s sarcoma: a clinical review

  Clinical review of the epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis and clinical management of Kaposi's sarcoma in people with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa....

  From:HIV & AIDS treatment in practice

Cancer in your own words

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  Surving non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

  I was diagnosed with HIV in July 1997, aged 36 and was told I would not need HIV treatment for some years and that I...

  From:In your own words

Cancer news from aidsmap

• HIV treatment reduces incidence of pre-cancerous cervical lesions and promotes their regression

  Adler DH et al. Increased regression and decreased incidence of HPV-related cervical lesions among HIV-infected women on HAART. AIDS 26, online edition. DOI: 10. 1097/QAD.0b013e32835536a3, 2012. ...

  10 May 2012 | Michael Carter

• Brivanib did not improve overall liver cancer survival, but did show anti-tumour activity

  The experimental cancer drug brivanib did not lengthen overall survival for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, but it did increase time to progression, demonstrating that it had anti-tumour activity, researchers reported at the 47th International Liver Congress (EASL 2012) last week ...

  30 April 2012 | Liz Highleyman

• HIV is an independent risk factor for lung cancer

  Sigel K et al. HIV as an independent risk factor for incident lung cancer.  AIDS 26, online edition. DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328352d1ad, 2012 (click here for the free abstract).IV ...

  03 April 2012 | Michael Carter

• Genital warts a marker for increased risk of anogenital cancers, cancers of the head and neck as well as some other malignancies

  Infection with genital warts is associated with an increased risk of ano-genital cancers, malignancies of the head and neck and cancers in some other sites, according to the results of a large Danish study published in the online edition ...

  22 March 2012 | Michael Carter

• KS in Africa: people with low CD4 counts still at risk despite ART

  The incidence of Kaposi’s Sarcoma (KS) among HIV-infected adults on ART in Uganda and Kenya remains high (346 per 100,000 person-years) until the CD4 cell count rises above 350 cells/mm3, highlighting the importance of starting ART early, researchers from the ...

  13 March 2012 | Carole Leach-Lemens

• Cancers in people with HIV: who gets them, and which ones?

  A very low CD4 count in the past, and a history of smoking, are the most consistent risk factors to emerge from large studies of risks for developing both AIDS-defining and non-AIDS-defining cancers, researchers reported at the 19th Conference ...

  12 March 2012 | Keith Alcorn

• Increased risk of anal cancer for all groups with HIV

  Gay men are not the only group of HIV-positive patients who have an increased risk of anal cancer, according to North American research published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. The researchers found that incidence of the ...

  08 February 2012 | Michael Carter

• Smoking cessation counselling and treatment during routine HIV care helps patients to quit

  Huber B. Outcomes of smoking cessation counselling of HIV-positive persons by HIV care physicians. HIV Med, doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2011.00984.x, 2012 (click here for the free abstract). ...

  24 January 2012 | Michael Carter

• Smoking, not immunodeficiency or lung disease, increases lung cancer risk for patients with HIV

  Cigarette smoking is the single most important risk factor for lung cancer in patients with HIV, Swiss investigators report in the online edition of the British Journal of Cancer. Smoking was associated with a 14-fold increase in the risk of ...

  17 January 2012 | Michael Carter

• Electrocautery ablation: safe and effective treatment of high-grade pre-cancerous anal lesions in gay men

  A clinic-based intervention offers safe and effective treatment for high-grade pre-cancerous anal lesions, US investigators report in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Doctors at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, used a ...

  15 December 2011 | Michael Carter

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Cancer news selected from other sources

• Four Bad Actors Cause Most Infection-Related Cancer

  Three types of viruses and 1 bacterium cause the vast majority of the new cases of cancer worldwide that are attributable to infections, according to a new study of global data.

  11 May 2012 | Medscape (requires registration)

• Family history ups liver cancer risk

  Those who have a positive family history of liver cancer are more likely to develop hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC), a new study has suggested. The study also showed 70-fold elevated risk of HCC in those with liver cancer in the family and markers for hepatitis B (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV).

  25 April 2012 | Times of India

• Young girls more likely to report side effects after HPV vaccine

  Younger girls are more likely than adult women to report side effects after receiving Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine. The side effects are non-serious and similar to those associated with other vaccines, according to a new study.

  04 April 2012 | Eurekalert Medicine & Health

• High Rate of Precancerous Anal Lesions Among HIV-Positive Women

  Results from a study conducted in the Bronx, New York, serve as an important reminder to HIV care providers: Comprehensive screening for precancerous anal lesions isn’t of importance only to HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM). 

  04 April 2012 | AIDSMeds

• Electrocauterization Has Fewer Side Effects, Better Efficacy, Than Topical Treatments for Anal Lesions

  When it comes to treating precancerous anal lesions, electrocauterization is both more effective and, somewhat surprisingly, better tolerated than repeated topical applications of either Aldara (imiquimod) or Efudex (fluorouracil), according to data presented Thursday, March 8, at the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle. 

  23 March 2012 | AIDSMeds

• Curing cancer: how genomics is speeding up research

  Technology that can map a patient’s tumour mutations is enabling cancer to be tackled more like a virus, with tailored treatment.

  20 March 2012 | Financial Times

• HPV pushes oral cancer cases past 6,000 a year

  The number of oral cancer cases diagnosed each year in the UK has risen above 6,000 for the first time, new figures from Cancer Research UK show today. Experts believe that infections with high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) may be a key reason for the jump in cases of oral cancer.

  16 March 2012 | Cancer Research UK

• Circumcision may help protect against prostate cancer

  A new analysis led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has found that circumcision before a male's first sexual intercourse may help protect against prostate cancer. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study suggests that circumcision can hinder infection and inflammation that may lead to this malignancy.

  12 March 2012 | Eurekalert Medicine & Health

• Rise of cancer in developing countries ‘linked to HIV’ says specialist

  The rapid increase of cancer cases in Sub Saharan Africa can be directly attributed to HIV, according to leading cancer specialist.

  06 February 2012 | Key Correspondents

• Statins May Stave Off Liver Cancer in People With Hepatitis B

  Study found lower risk of developing disease for people taking these cholesterol-cutting drugs

  30 January 2012 | Health Day

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