Incidence of invasive cervical cancer in a cohort of HIV-seropositive women before and after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy

Article Abstract:

The rate of invasive cervical cancer in HIV-infected women has not decreased since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), unlike some other AIDS-defining diseases such as Kaposi's sarcoma. This was the conclusion of a study of 483 women who were diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer between 1981 and 1998.

Statistical Data Included, Women, Statistics, Cervical cancer, HIV infection in women, Complications

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How many HIV-infected individuals may be defined as long-term nonprogressors? A report from the Italian Seroconversion Study

Article Abstract:

HIV-infected people who are considered long-term non-progressors (LTNP) still experience a progression of the disease but at a much slower pace than most others. Researchers followed 528 HIV patients whose date of seroconversion was well-known. Of these, 2% to 4% were identified as LTNP depending on which definition of non-progression was used. Even though those who were LTNP had higher CD lymphocyte counts than the others, their lymphocyte counts dropped over time just as the others' counts did. However, the drop occurred much more slowly.

Development and progression, HIV infection

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AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma is more aggressive in women: a study of 54 patients

Article Abstract:

Women with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) seem to have a worse prognosis than men. KS is a type of cancer that often occurs in AIDS patients. Researchers compared the outcomes of 54 HIV-infected women and 108 HIV-infected men, all of whom had KS. Women developed KS at an earlier age and were more likely to have KS in their lungs and gastrointestinal tract than the men. The women also had higher death rates from KS. This was true even after adjusting the data to account for CD4 cell count.

Research, Demographic aspects, Sex factors in disease, Disease sex factors, Kaposi's sarcoma

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