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Screening and early treatment reduce anal cancer risk by 57% in people living with HIV

Professor Joel Palefsky at CROI 2022.

Hepatitis B may increase cancer risk in people with HIV

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Anal warts increase the risk of developing pre-cancerous lesions and cancer, especially in people living with HIV

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Increased risk of Kaposi’s sarcoma with low CD4/CD8 ratios and of non-Hodgkin lymphoma with high CD8 counts despite effective HIV treatment

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Pancreatic and colorectal cancer risk raised in people with hepatitis C and HIV

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Low CD4 cell count linked to increased risk of cancer among people with HIV in South Africa

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People with HIV and hepatitis B should have ongoing monitoring for liver cancer

Dr H. Nina Kim (centre right) presenting to CROI 2021.

History of anogenital warts associated with risk of anal cancer among people living with HIV

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Women with HIV have sixfold increase in risk of cervical cancer

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