Cancers in HIV-Infected People and Transplant Recipients

Risk for a wide range of cancers, especially infection-related cancers, is increased in these populations.

Many cancers have been associated with immune deficiency, and increased cancer risk has been noted in both HIV-infected people and immunosuppressed transplant recipients compared with the general population. To compare the patterns of risk between these two patient groups, researchers conducted a meta-analysis of 12 population-based cohort studies, 7 of patients with HIV/AIDS and 5 of solid-organ transplant recipients. These studies were based on confirmed cancers, mostly in adults, from registries in North America, Europe, and Australia.

For 20 of the 28 cancers studied, and for all 15 cancers possibly or definitely linked to infections, an increased incidence was found in both patient groups. The malignancies that occurred at the highest r…

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Mary E. Wilson, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardOneHealthTrust (formerly Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics, and Policy); Global Health Institute, University of Wisconsin

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Mary E. Wilson, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardOneHealthTrust (formerly Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics, and Policy); Global Health Institute, University of Wisconsin

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Cancers in HIV-Infected People and Transplant Recipients

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