Open AccessPhenotype and Treatment of Breast Cancer in HIV-Positive and -Negative Women in Cape Town, South Africa
Author(s) -
L Langenhoven,
P Barnardt,
Alfred I. Neugut,
Judith S. Jacobson
Publication year - 2016
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.2015.002451
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , chemotherapy , cancer , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , oncology , immunology
An estimated 5.9 million people in South Africa are infected with HIV. Because antiretroviral therapy has made infection with HIV a treatable, chronic condition, HIV-infected individuals are now surviving to middle and older age. We investigated the implications of HIV status for breast cancer in South Africa.