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  HIV and TB in Practice for nurses: non-communicable diseases, HIV and TB

  Conditions such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes in low- and middle-income countries, and awareness of these conditions in people living with HIV and/or TB. ...

  From:  HIV & AIDS treatment in practice

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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

  Guest writer Matt Sharp updates HTU on a group of cancers that still cause premature deaths in people with HIV, though cure rates are improving....

  From:  HIV treatment update

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  Cervical cancer in women with HIV

  Cervical cancer is one of the major causes of death and illness in women globally.Cervical cancer is...

  From:  HIV & AIDS treatment in practice

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

  Gus Cairns investigates the fatal attraction between people with HIV and cigarettes – and tries to kick the habit himself. ...

  From:  HIV treatment update

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  Cervical cancer and you

  The recent death of reality TV star Jade Goody has created a huge upsurge of concern about cervical cancer, and getting screened for it. HIV-positive women are...

  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

• High prevalence of oral HPV infection in Dutch gay men

  Oral infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is common among gay men, Dutch investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. Prevalence was especially high among HIV-positive gay men, who were also more likely to be infected with the strains of ...

  07 May 2013 | Michael Carter

• KS-associated IRIS common among people starting HIV therapy in Africa

  Over 13% of people with HIV-related Kaposi’s sarcoma experience a worsening of disease after starting antiretroviral therapy, an international team of investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. This paradoxical worsening of disease was attributed to immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ...

  04 April 2013 | Michael Carter

• Drinking coffee halves the risk of liver cancer

  Coffee consumption reduces the risk of liver cancer by approximately 50%, the results of a meta-analysis published in the online journal BMC Gastroenterology show. A total of 16 studies published before May 2012 were included in the analysis. Closer examination ...

  02 April 2013 | Michael Carter

• Very high incidence of high-grade pre-cancerous anal lesions among young HIV-positive Thai gay men

  Approximately a third of HIV-positive gay men in Thailand developed high-grade pre-cancerous anal lesions during just one year of follow-up, investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. Infection with high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) was an important ...

  02 April 2013 | Michael Carter

• Long-term suppression of viral load and sustained CD4 cell increase reduce risk of cervical HPV infection for HIV-positive women

  HIV therapy that achieves long-term suppression of viral load and sustained immune reconstitution reduces the risk of persistent cervical infection with high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), research published in the online version of the Journal of Infectious Diseases ...

  01 April 2013 | Michael Carter

• US research shows that HPV vaccination could prevent pre-cancerous anal cell changes in HIV-positive gay men

  Vaccination against cancer-associated strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) could be highly effective at preventing pre-cancerous anal cell changes in men living with HIV, according to research published in the online edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases. The cross-sectional study ...

  03 January 2013 | Michael Carter

• Liver cancer has a more aggressive disease course in HIV-positive people co-infected with viral hepatitis

  Co-infection with HIV and viral hepatitis is associated with a more aggressive disease course for liver cancer, according to research conducted in London and presented to the recent EASL Monothematic Conference: HIV and the Liver. The investigators found that liver ...

  18 December 2012 | Michael Carter

• Brivanib fails to match sorafenib for liver cancer, but tivantinib looks promising

  The investigational cancer drug brivanib did not significantly increase survival for people with hepatocellular carcinoma over existing standard therapy, researchers reported at the recent Liver Meeting 2012, the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of ...

  05 December 2012 | Liz Highleyman

• Nucleoside analogues reduce hepatitis B liver cancer risk

  Treatment of chronic hepatitis B with nucleoside analogues including lamivudine (Epivir) and entecavir (Baraclude) can reduce the risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma, including cancer recurrence after successful resection surgery, according to data presented at The Liver Meeting 2012, the ...

  29 November 2012 | Liz Highleyman

• Dramatic increase in incidence of liver cancer in HIV-positive people with viral hepatitis

  Incidence of liver cancer among people with HIV has increased dramatically over the past decade, Spanish investigators report in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. All the cases involved individuals with viral hepatitis co-infection. Prognosis was poor and ...

  29 October 2012 | Michael Carter

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• Cancer Vaccines Get a Price Cut in Poor Nations

  The two companies that make vaccines against cervical cancer announced Thursday that they would cut their prices to the world’s poorest countries below $5 per dose, eventually making it possible for millions of girls to be protected against a major deadly cancer.

  14 May 2013 | New York Times

• Cancer linked to oral sex increasing; Milwaukee seeks to educate, promote vaccines

  As a head and neck cancer surgeon, Michael Stadler never thought he'd have to ask his patients about their sexual practices. Thirty years ago, most cancers he treated were linked to smoking. Today, 60% to 80% of oropharyngeal (tonsil and back of the tongue) cancers are linked to oral sex and genital human papillomavirus, or HPV.

  10 May 2013 | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

• Self-collection of samples for HPV testing shows promise in detection of cervical cancer in Kenya

  A study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests that training women to self-collect genital samples to test for human papillomavirus, the causative agent of cervical cancer, can increase the coverage rates of cervical cancer screening.

  02 May 2013 | Eurekalert Medicine & Health

• CROI 2013: Random Anal Biopsies Improve Detection of Pre-cancerous Lesions

  Performing random anal biopsies increases the rate of diagnosis of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) during high-resolution anoscopy, researchers from Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City reported at the recent 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013).

  11 April 2013 | HIVandhepatitis.com

• Current HPV vaccine may not help some women with immune problems

  Women with HIV acquire cancer-causing forms of the human papillomavirus that are not included in the current HPV vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix, according to new research from Fox Chase Cancer Center being presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 on Sunday, April 7.

  08 April 2013 | Eurekalert Medicine & Health

• Statins tied to lowered liver cancer risk with hepatitis C

  People infected with chronic hepatitis C are less likely to develop liver cancer if they are taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, new research from Taiwan suggests.

  22 March 2013 | Reuters

• Cervical cancer a major threat to HIV-positive women

  HIV-positive women are living longer, but are now dying of cervical cancer. In Zimbabwe, cervical cancer is now the most common cancer among women, particularly those living with HIV. Activists are urging the government to step up efforts to prevent deaths related to the disease, accusing it of paying lip service to the problem.

  08 February 2013 | IRIN Plus News

• Vaccine group funds cervical cancer immunizations for poor

  The GAVI global vaccines group is to help protect more than 180,000 girls in eight countries across Africa and Asia from cervical cancer by funding immunization projects with vaccines from Merck and GlaxoSmithKline.

  04 February 2013 | Reuters

• HIV Patients At Two-Fold Higher Risk For Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers

  HIV-positive patients have a higher incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers, according to a Kaiser Permanente study that appears in the current online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Specifically, basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas occur more than twice as often among HIV-positive individuals compared to those who are HIV-negative.

  31 January 2013 | HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today

• Cervical Cancer Screening In Less-Developed Areas Should Be Tailored To Local Conditions

  The best approach to detecting cervical cancer in HIV-positive women living in research limited countries such as those in Sub-Saharan Africa combines commonly used testing methods tailored to local levels of development and medical infrastructure, according to a study by researchers from and the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and the University of North Carolina.

  16 January 2013 | HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today

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