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HIV-Associated Cancers

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Cancers in People with HIV and AIDS

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HIV-associated cancers are cancers whose incidence is increased in patients with HIV infection, and especially those in which the increased incidence is a result of the HIV infection. These include both AIDS-defining cancers (cancers that confer a diagnosis of AIDS when they occur in HIV-infected persons) and non-AIDS-defining cancers (other cancers whose incidence is increased in HIV infection). The AIDS-defining cancers are Kaposi sarcoma, certain high grade B cell lymphomas, and cervical cancer.

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This work was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the NIH, National Cancer Institute.

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Yarchoan, R., Uldrick, T.S., Polizzotto, M.N. (2014). HIV-Associated Cancers. In: Yarchoan, R. (eds) Cancers in People with HIV and AIDS. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0859-2_1

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