HIV/AIDS Cancer
Studies from Makerere University provide new data on HIV/AIDS cancer
Published in Hospital Business Week, July 6th, 2008
Researchers detail in 'Human herpesvirus 8 load and progression of AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma lesions,' new data in HIV/AIDS cancer. According to recent research from Kampala, Uganda, "Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) is necessary for Kaposi sarcoma (KS) to develop, but whether peripheral blood viral load is a marker of KS burden (total number of KS lesions), KS progression (the rate of eruption of new KS lesions), or both is unclear. We investigated these relationships in persons with AIDS."
"Newly diagnosed patients with AIDS-related KS attending Mulago Hospital, in Kampala, Uganda, were assessed for KS burden and progression by questionnaire and medical examination....
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