Excess Mortality for Non–AIDS‐Defining Cancers among People with AIDS | Zendy

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Excess Mortality for Non–AIDS‐Defining Cancers among People with AIDS

Author(s) -

Antonella Zucchetto,

Barbara Suligoi,

Angela De Paoli,

Simona Pennazza,

Jerry Polesel,

Silvia Bruzzone,

Giovanni Rezza,

Paolo De Paoli,

Luigino Dal Maso,

Diego Serraino

Publication year - 2010

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 - 10.1086/656629

Subject(s) - medicine , population , cancer , demography , excess mortality , gerontology , environmental health , sociology

During the period 1999–2006, non–AIDS-defining cancers accounted for 7.4% of deaths among Italian people with AIDS. The risk of death was 6.6-fold higher than in the general population, being particularly elevated for virus-related cancers. The study findings highlighted the importance of monitoring the cancer burden on mortality for people with AIDS.

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