These are the cancers that occur in patients affected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). The common types include: Kaposi sarcoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Others types are Hodgkin disease and cancers of the mouth, lung, digestive system and cervix.
Treatment options available worldwide
There are several options available to treat AIDS-related cancers that are given to such patients depending upon the severity level as well as the type of the cancer.
Cancer risk in HIV patients
People affected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus have a very high risk of getting some types of cancer than those persons that are not affected by AIDS. Since the immune system is considerably weakened in HIV patients, the co-infection with other viruses as well as traditional risk factors contributes to more chances of cancer occurrence in such people.
According to an estimate, HIV patients have 800 times more chances to get Kaposi sarcoma, seven times more chances for non-Hodgkin lymphoma; nine times higher risk of getting anal cancer than normal persons; ten times more chances of getting Hodgkin lymphoma and four times more likely to develop liver and lung cancer.
Among women it also increases three times, the risk of having cervical cancer. This is really a serious matter, so one must be very careful when affected by this virus and consult an expert to get the syndrome treated as soon as possible.
However, HIV patients do not have a risk of getting breast cancer or colorectal, prostate and several other common types of cancer.
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Treatment options available worldwide
There are several options available to treat AIDS-related cancers that are given to such patients depending upon the severity level as well as the type of the cancer.
- AIDS-Related Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®)
- Clinical Trials to Treat AIDS-Related Lymphoma
- Primary CNS Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®)
- Clinical Trials to Treat AIDS-Related Primary CNS Lymphoma
- Kaposi Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®)
- Clinical Trials to Treat Kaposi Sarcoma
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors Therapy
- Biological Therapy
Apart from getting the right therapy, it is highly imperative to quit all those things that can trigger the disease and make the recovery complicated.
Cancer risk in HIV patients
People affected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus have a very high risk of getting some types of cancer than those persons that are not affected by AIDS. Since the immune system is considerably weakened in HIV patients, the co-infection with other viruses as well as traditional risk factors contributes to more chances of cancer occurrence in such people.
According to an estimate, HIV patients have 800 times more chances to get Kaposi sarcoma, seven times more chances for non-Hodgkin lymphoma; nine times higher risk of getting anal cancer than normal persons; ten times more chances of getting Hodgkin lymphoma and four times more likely to develop liver and lung cancer.
Among women it also increases three times, the risk of having cervical cancer. This is really a serious matter, so one must be very careful when affected by this virus and consult an expert to get the syndrome treated as soon as possible.
However, HIV patients do not have a risk of getting breast cancer or colorectal, prostate and several other common types of cancer.
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