HIV crisis may fuel Cancer surge: Bera

HPV-related cancer prevention is lacking for people living with HIV – study

HPV-related cancers are preventable, primarily through vaccination. However, there is a lack of evidence on the effectiveness of the HPV vaccine in HIV-positive individuals who were vaccinated in childhood before becoming sexually active. This is according to a study – “Prevention and control of HPV-related cancers in people living with HIV” by Prof Anneli Uusküla, Anna Tisler, Jack DeHovitz, et al – that appeared in The Lancet HIV. “We assume t…

For each woman detected with the virus, there are three men with infected ARGENIS ESQUIPULAS/PORTAVOZFOTOS: ALEJANDRO LOPEZ The State HIV Coordination of the Ministry of Health in Chiapas revealed that over the last five years there has been an annual average of 700 new cases of infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), a figure that, according to the authorities, shows the sequelae left by the COVID-19 pandemic in health systems, p…

HIV crisis may fuel Cancer surge: Bera

The Fiji Cancer Society has issued a warning about a potential increase in cancer cases linked to the increasing number of individuals living with HIV in the country. Palliative Care Program Officer Alumita Bera says that a weakened immune system, a consequence of HIV, impairs the body’s ability to fight diseases, thus elevating cancer risk. […]