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HIV-related Cancers Dropped Thanks to ART
Certain cancer risks in HIV patients in the US have been reduced due to the emergence of antiretroviral therapies (ART) in the last 20 years.
A new study has found that several virus-related cancers, as well as lung cancer, have declined in risk since 1996 — when ART was expanded in HIV therapy regimens. The result is an indication of improved patient care, as well as a change in the prevalence of risk factors caused by HIV patients.
Particular cancers, including Kaposi sarcoma, lymphomas, and cervical, anal, and liver cancers, have been known to have an elevated presence in HIV patients for a long time, study lead author Raul Hernandez-Ramirez, MSc, told MD Magazine.
Source: MD Magazine