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HIV/AIDS Cancer
Research from S. Bahl and co-researchers yields new findings on HIV/AIDS cancer
January 6th, 2009
According to a study from Toronto, Canada, "To examine the influence of the AIDS epidemic on the incidence of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in Ontario. Age-standardized incidence rates for KS and NHL from 1981 to 2000 were calculated from the population-based Ontario Cancer Registry." "AIDS cases were extracted from Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care reports. HIV death data were obtained from the Ontario Cancer Registry. KS was a rare cancer before the 1980s; however, incidence increased sharply between 1985 and 1995 by 13.8% per year. Thereafter, incidence rates fell close to those in the early 1980s. NHL incidence in males increased...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-01-06)
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