Contribution of HIV infection to mortality among cancer patients in Uganda

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Authors

Anna E. Coghill · Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics

Polly A. Newcomb · University of Washington

Margaret M. Madeleine · Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Barbra A. Richardson · Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Innocent Mutyaba · Cape Town HVTN Immunology Laboratory / Hutchinson Centre Research Institute of South Africa

Fred Okuku · Digital Research Alliance of Canada

Warren Phipps

Abstract

This study demonstrates the role of HIV in cancer survival for both cancers with and without an infectious cause in a resource-limited, HIV-endemic setting.

Topics & Keywords

Viral-associated cancers and disorders HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Cervical Cancer and HPV Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: AIDS

Volume 27, Issue 18, pp. 2933-2942

DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000433236.55937.cb

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