Pattern of Diseases among HIV-Infected Patients Attending Tertiary Cancer Center

Abstract

HIV-infected people are living longer with better-controlled infection and they are experiencing higher incidence of chronic and age-related diseases including cancer. HIV infection has been associated with an increased risk of kaposi's sarcoma (KS), cervical cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL); referred to as AIDS-defining cancers because of their association with increased risk of HIV infection. However, the spectrum of cancer diagnosis has been shifting from AIDS-defining to non-AIDS defining cancers since the introduction and widespread use of antiretroviral therapy (ART). In the current study, we include 72patients and found malignant 56 and non- malignant 16.  Novel associations may become apparent as HIV-infected people are increasingly surviving (50 years and above) due to increasing access to ART. Such studies will provide a valuable tool for future investigations.