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

Antiretroviral therapy is associated with a reduced incidence of pre-cancerous cervical lesions in HIV-positive women, South African investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. Their study also

Published
10 May 2012
By
Michael Carter
Cancer
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

Published
30 April 2012
By
Liz Highleyman
Hepatitis C
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).

Published
25 April 2012
From
Times of India
Cancer
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.

Published
04 April 2012
From
Eurekalert Medicine & Health
Cancer
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). 

Published
04 April 2012
From
AIDSMeds
Cancer
HIV is an independent risk factor for lung cancer

Infection with HIV is an independent risk factor for lung cancer, according to the results of a large US study published in the online edition of AIDS.

Published
03 April 2012
By
Michael Carter
Cancer
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. 

Published
23 March 2012
From
AIDSMeds
Sexually transmitted infections
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

Published
22 March 2012
By
Michael Carter
Cancer
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.

Published
20 March 2012
From
Financial Times
Cancer
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.

Published
16 March 2012
From
Cancer Research UK
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