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Aggressive lymphomas can occur in patients who are human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive. It is estimated that 10 percent of HIV positive patients will develop lymphoma. The lymphomas that most often seen in HIV patients who develop them are: Large Cell Immunoblastic Burkitt's Lymphoma Primary Central Nervous System Hodgkin's Lymphoma (Disease)		<! browsers dont understand iframe show this > <p align="right">:-)</p>
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An NCI article on a 2003 article in the Journal Blood suggest the use of HAART in AIDS treatment has caused a shift in AIDS related lymphomas to a type that responds well to chemotherapy (new link) Further Reading / In-Depth Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas, Peter M. Mauch (Editor), James O. Armitage (Editor), et al., 2004. Section VI: Special Topics Chapter 39: Management of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome-Related Lymphoma Excellent but Technical: An Illustrated Guide to Skin Lymphomas, Cerroni, Gatter, Kerl, 2nd. Ed, 2005 Chapter 19: Cutaneous Lymphomas in Immunosuppressed Individuals, pp 151-154 Resources on the Web: HIV Lymphoma Papers and Abstracts from the Medical Advocates for Social Justice - a large collection (new link) A Perspective on AIDS Lymphoma from AEGIS and Being Alive (new link) JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Center (new URL) Non-Hodgkin's and HIV from Project Inform AZT and Lymphoma from the AIDS Treatment News archive Clinical Trial Information & NCI AIDS Related Trials (new) HIV InSite: http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu Patient Perspectives: (new) The Body has a long list of Lymphoma Questions & Answers HIV and Hodgkin's sample question News - April 2000: CHICAGO (AP) - Hodgkin's disease and possibly two other types of cancer should be added to the list of illnesses used to determine whether HIV-infected patients have full-blown AIDS, new research suggests. The study examined more than 300,000 AIDS patients and their rates of several types of malignancies other than cancers already linked to the disease. AIDS patients were more than 11 times more likely to have Hodgkin's disease, three times more likely to have lip cancer and about twice as likely to have a form of testicular cancer, the researchers reported in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association. In determining whether HIV-positive patients have developed full-blown AIDS, doctors consider whether they have cancers known to occur when the AIDS virus has damaged the body's disease-fighting immune system. The cancers already considered AIDS-defining diseases are cervical cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and a form of skin cancer known as Kaposi's sarcoma. The study was led by Dr. Morten Frisch from both the National Cancer Institute and the Danish Epidemiology Science Center. Adult Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Information Pages: Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Diagnosis Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Aggressive Lymphomas Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Indolent Lymphomas Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Treatment Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Resources Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplants Adult Hodgkin's Information Pages: Hodgkin's Lymphoma Also of interest: Childhood Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Information Pages The Lymphoma Information Network This page is a work in progress - if you have more complete information, references, or other information please contact the author. The author is not in the medical field and does not warrant the correctness of the material on this page or the sites linked - please take online information and consult with your own medical team to make informed decisions. Copyright � 1998-2005 Lymphoma Information Network - All Rights Reserved http://www.LymphomaInfo.net/ Updated October 30, 2005

AIDS Related Lymphoma

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