Abstract
Nearly 37 million people were living worldwide with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in 2016, and about 2 million become infected every year. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is defined as HIV infection associated with an absolute CD4 count below 200/uL (age 6 and older) and/or an AIDS-defining opportunistic infection or AIDS-defined cancer, including Kaposi sarcoma (KS), non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and cervical cancer. About 40% of HIV-associated malignancies are associated with oncogenic viruses, including human papillomavirus (HPV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8), and hepatitis B and C viruses.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Abeloff’s Clinical Oncology |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 894-903.e4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780323476744 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2019 |
Keywords
- AIDS-associated malignancies
- Anal cancer
- Cancer
- Cervical cancer
- HIV infection
- Kaposi sarcoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)