Cancer Burden in the HIV-Infected Population in the United States

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Authors

Meredith S. Shiels · Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics

Ruth M. Pfeiffer · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Mitchell H. Gail · Center for Cancer Research

H. Irene Hall · National Cancer Institute

Jianmin Li · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Anil K. Chaturvedi · National Cancer Institute

Kishor Bhatia

Abstract

Over a 15-year period (1991-2005), increases in non-AIDS-defining cancers were mainly driven by growth and aging of the AIDS population. This growing burden requires targeted cancer prevention and treatment strategies.

Topics & Keywords

Viral-associated cancers and disorders Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Polyomavirus and related diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 103, Issue 9, pp. 753-762

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djr076

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