AIDS-related cancer

AIDS-related cancer
Certain cancer types that are more likely to occur in people who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The most common types are Kaposi’s sarcoma and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Other AIDS-related cancers include Hodgkin’s disease and cancers of the lung, mouth, cervix, and digestive system.

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  • stage III AIDS-related lymphoma — is divided into stages III, IIIE, IIIS, and IIIS+E. In stage III, cancer is found in lymph node groups on both sides of the diaphragm (the muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from the abdomen). In stage IIIE, cancer is found …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • stage II AIDS-related lymphoma — is divided into stages II and IIE. In stage II, cancer is found in two or more lymph node groups on the same side of the diaphragm (the muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from the abdomen). In stage IIE, cancer is found in… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • stage I AIDS-related lymphoma — is divided into stages I and IE. In stage I, cancer is found in one group of lymph nodes. In stage IE, cancer is found in one area of one organ or tissue that is not part of the lymph system …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • AIDS-related lymphoma — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D016483 AIDS related lymphoma describes lymphomas occurring in patients with acquired immunodeficiency… …   Wikipedia

  • stage IV AIDS-related lymphoma — In stage IV AIDS related lymphoma, the cancer is found (1) in several areas throughout one or more organs that are not part of the lymph system, and it may be in nearby lymph nodes; or (2) in one organ that is not part of the lymph system, and it …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • List of AIDS-related topics — This is a list of AIDS related topics, many of which were originally taken from the public domain U.S. Department of Health Glossary of HIV/AIDS Related Terms, 4th Edition. [http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/ed resources/glossary/] NOTOC A AACTG… …   Wikipedia

  • AIDS denialism — refers to the views of a loosely connected group of individuals and organizations who deny that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the cause of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV/AIDS denialists prefer the terms rethinker or… …   Wikipedia

  • AIDS — For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Classification and external resources …   Wikipedia

  • AIDS — /aydz/, n. Pathol. a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi s sarcoma, and to neurological disorders:… …   Universalium

  • AIDS defining clinical condition — AIDS defining clinical conditions is the terminology given to a list of diseases published by the United States government run Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This list governs the U.S. government classification of HIV disease.… …   Wikipedia

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