A Population-Level Evaluation of the Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy on Cancer Incidence in Kyadondo County, Uganda, 1999–2008

201543 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Innocent Mutyaba · Makerere University

Warren Phipps · Infectious Disease Research Institute

Elizabeth M. Krantz · Infectious Disease Research Institute

Jason D. Goldman · University of Washington

Sarah Nambooze · Uganda Cancer Institute

Jackson Orem · Makerere University

Henry R. Wabinga

Abstract

Our findings suggest that AIDS-defining malignancies and other malignancies are likely to remain significant public health burdens in sub-Saharan Africa even as ART availability increases.

Topics & Keywords

Viral-associated cancers and disorders Polyomavirus and related diseases HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volume 69, Issue 4, pp. 481-486

DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000620

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