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Hepatobiliary cancers in persons With HIV/AIDS in the United States.

Authors :
Sahasrabuddhe, Vikrant V.
Shiels, Meredith S.
McGlynn, Katherine A.
Engels, Eric A.
Source :
Infectious Agents & Cancer. 2012 Supplement 1, Vol. 7 Issue Suppl 1, p1-2. 2p. 1 Graph.
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

The article presents a study which investigates the association between hepatobiliary cancer and HIV/AIDS in the U.S. It is inferred that the risk of hepatitis C virus (HCC) is higher in patients with AIDS than people with HIV infection without AIDS. The role of HCV in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is outlined.

Subjects

Subjects :
*HIV infections
*LECTURE method in teaching
*LIVER tumors
*HIGHLY active antiretroviral therapy
BILE duct tumors

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Language :
English
ISSN :
17509378
Volume :
7
Issue :
Suppl 1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Infectious Agents & Cancer
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
75242258
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/1750-9378-7-S1-O25
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