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Starting HIV treatment reduces the risk of serious non-AIDS-related diseases

Serious non-AIDS-defining illnesses are common in people recently diagnosed with HIV, Spanish investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. “Clinicians should be aware that during the initial

Published
09 October 2012
By
Michael Carter
Cancer
One-Third of Men With Anal Cancer Have HIV, Study Finds

Gay males among those at higher risk of the rare cancer, U.S. government researchers say.

Published
08 October 2012
From
U.S. News & World Report
Cancer
Research supports longer Pap test intervals for HIV-positive women

For HIV-positive women, annual Pap testing appears safe, and after three consecutive normal results, a three-year screening interval is appropriate, the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) investigators advise in a new report.

Published
01 October 2012
From
ModernMedicine
Sexually transmitted infections
High rate of anal warts in HIV+ gay and straight men: Barcelona

One quarter of HIV-positive men in a Barcelona study group had anal condylomata—anal warts caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection that can lead to anal cancer. Men who have sex men with (MSM) had twice the odds of condylomata seen in heterosexual men, but both groups had a concerning prevalence of anal warts.

Published
26 September 2012
From
International AIDS Society
Cancer
New study confirms erroneous link between XMRV and prostate cancer-contamination was the cause

A once-promising discovery linking prostate cancer to an obscure retrovirus derived from mice was the result of an inadvertent laboratory contamination, a forensic analysis of tissue samples and lab experiments -- some dating back nearly a decade -- has confirmed.

Published
19 September 2012
From
Eurekalert Medicine & Health
Cancer
Progression of anal neoplasia is common among gay men with HIV

Nearly 40% of HIV-positive men with low-grade anal neoplasia may progress to high-grade neoplasia or anal cancer, according to a Spanish study presented on Wednesday at the 52nd

Published
13 September 2012
By
Liz Highleyman
Sexually transmitted infections
ECDC guidance on HPV vaccination: Focus on reaching all girls

The ECDC has published updated Guidance on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines in Europe, which recommends that public health initiatives continue to focus on vaccinating girls aged 10-14 before the onset of sexual activity. The Guidance reports that in spite of the benefits of the vaccination, current economic models show that including boys in the current HPV vaccination programmes is unlikely to be cost-effective.

Published
05 September 2012
From
ECDC press release
Hepatitis C
Chronic hepatitis C virus infection increases risk of death from both liver disease and non-liver-related causes

As well as increasing the risk of death from liver disease, chronic hepatitis C virus infection increased the risk of death from circulatory and kidney disease

Published
05 September 2012
By
Michael Carter
Cancer
HPV Testing in HIV-Positive Women May Help Reduce Frequent Cervical Cancer Screening

HPV and Pap co-testing could be used to reduce the burden of frequent Pap tests and unnecessary biopsies in HIV-positive women.

Published
23 July 2012
From
Science Daily
Cancer
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Rates Rising in AIDS Patients

The rate of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in AIDS patients has gone up over the past two decades, National Cancer Institute researchers say.

Published
16 July 2012
From
Medscape (requires registration)
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