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Human Papillomavirus-Associated Cancers Occur More Frequently in AIDS Patients

Published in AIDS Weekly, November 13th, 2000

In situ human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated malignancies in HIV/AIDS patients may be more frequent due to immunosuppression, report researchers in Denmark.

"HPV-associated anogenital malignancies occur frequently in patients with HIV infection and AIDS," stated M. Frisch and colleagues, Statens Serum Institute, Danish Epidemiological Sciences Center. "The purpose of our study was to determine if the high frequency of these cancers is due to lifestyle factors associated with both HPV and HIV infections or to immunosuppression following HIV infection."

Frisch et al. published the results of their study in Journal of the National Cancer...

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