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HIV CAUSES CANCER BUT IF HAART TAKEN CANCERS DONOT COME

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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV has a powerful effect on the immune system. While there is no cure, advances in treatment have improved the prognosis for people with HIV.Some types of cancer are much more common in people with HIV than in the general population. The virus makes it harder for the body to fight other infections and diseases. HIV doesn’t cause cancer, but it does increase the risk of developing cancer. Other cancers, called AIDS-defining cancers, signal the transition from HIV to AIDS.
According to the National Cancer Institute, people with HIV are several thousand times more likely to develop Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS). KS is linked to a virus called human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8). This virus doesn’t usually cause cancer in healthy people. The virus can be spread through sexual contact. It’s also present in saliva, and can spread that way as well.
Early on, symptoms aren’t always obvious. Some people develop dark skin or mouth lesions. Other symptoms include weight loss and fever. KS can affect the lymph nodes, digestive tract, and major organs. It sometimes can be fatal.
People with HIV are 70 times more likely to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), according to the National Cancer Institute. The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) causes some subtypes of NHL.NHL begins in lymphoid tissue and spreads to other organs. The incidence of NHL in HIV patients has decreased with the use of anti-HIV medications.There are many types of NHL. Primary central nervous system lymphoma is one that starts in the spinal cord or brain. Symptoms include confusion, fatigue, facial paralysis, and seizures.
According to the National Cancer Institute, women with HIV are five times more likely to get cervical cancer than other women are. Cervical cancer has a strong link to the human papilloma virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus.
People with HIV are at greater risk of developing anal cancer, which is caused by HPV. HPV also increases risk of certain mouth and throat cancers in HIV patients. Among people with HIV, liver cancer is more likely in those who have also been infected with the hepatitis B or C viruses.
HIV also increases the risk of Hodgkin lymphoma, melanoma, lung cancer, and testicular cancer. However, HIV does not raise the risk of breast, prostate, or colorectal cancers.
The incidence of KS and NHL in HIV-infected people is decreasing among those who use HAART. It’s important to note, however, that people with HIV are still at much greater risk of developing KS and NHL than people in the general population.HAART has not been shown to lower risk of cervical cancer. HIV sometimes develops resistance to HAART.



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