Open AccessHIV Infection Is Associated with an Increased Risk for Lung Cancer, Independent of Smoking
Author(s) -
Gregory D. Kirk,
Christian A. Merlo,
Patrick O’Driscoll,
Shruti H. Mehta,
Noya Galai,
David Vlahov,
Jonathan M. Samet,
Eric A. Engels
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/518606
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , hazard ratio , confidence interval , cancer , proportional hazards model , risk factor , cohort study , immunology , oncology , surgery
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected persons have an elevated risk for lung cancer, but whether the increase reflects solely their heavy tobacco use remains an open question.
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