According to a new study conducted by the University of Utah, the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society, patients with HIV in the United States are much less likely to receive cancer treatments than the general population. HIV not only increases the risk for most common cancers, it is often associated with other viruses that can cause or are related to various forms of cancer. The study analyzed data from the National Cancer Data Base comparing 10,265 patients with an HIV diagnosis and 2,219,232 without and found that across the board, HIV-positive cancer patients were significantly less likely to receive standard oncology treatments. Read more about the study here.
Last Updated on May 12, 2020 by Aimed Alliance
