Open AccessHIV Status and Associated Clinical Characteristics Among Adult Patients With Cancer at the Uganda Cancer Institute
Author(s) -
Rachel Bender Ignacio,
Matine J. Ghadrshenas,
Daniel Low,
Jackson Orem,
Corey Casper,
Warren Phipps
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of global oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2378-9506
DOI - 10.1200/jgo.17.00112
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , incidence (geometry) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medical record , immunology , physics , optics
HIV increases cancer incidence and mortality. In Uganda, the HIV epidemic has led to an elevated incidence of AIDS-defining cancers (ADCs) and non-AIDS-defining cancers (NADCs). Limited information exists about how frequently HIV infection complicates the presentation and manifestations of cancer in sub-Saharan Africa.
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