During the period 1999-2006, non-AIDS-defining cancers accounted for 7.4% of deaths among Italian people with AIDS. The risk of death was 6.6-fold higher than in the general population, being particularly elevated for virus-related cancers. The study findings highlighted the importance of monitoring the cancer burden on mortality for people with AIDS.

Excess Mortality for Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers among People with AIDS / Zucchetto, A., Suligoi, B., De Paoli, A., Pennazza, S., Polesel, J., Bruzzone, S., Rezza, G., De Paoli, P., Dal Maso, L., Serraino, D.. - In: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 1058-4838. - 51:9(2010), pp. 1099-1101. [10.1086/656629]

Excess Mortality for Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers among People with AIDS

Rezza G;
2010-01-01

Abstract

During the period 1999-2006, non-AIDS-defining cancers accounted for 7.4% of deaths among Italian people with AIDS. The risk of death was 6.6-fold higher than in the general population, being particularly elevated for virus-related cancers. The study findings highlighted the importance of monitoring the cancer burden on mortality for people with AIDS.
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