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Epidemiology of HIV-Associated Malignancies

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HIV & HTLV-I Associated Malignancies

Part of the book series: Cancer Treatment and Research ((CTAR,volume 104))

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Immunodeficiency, whether congenital or acquired, increases the risk of certain, but not all, types of cancer. The study of cancer in the HIV-infected population offers a unique opportunity to investigate on an unprecedented large scale the role of the immune system in the onset and growth of tumours.

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  1. Luigino Dal Maso
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  1. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, USA

    Joseph A. Sparano MD

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Maso, L.D., Serraino, D., Franceschi, S. (2001). Epidemiology of HIV-Associated Malignancies. In: Sparano, J.A. (eds) HIV & HTLV-I Associated Malignancies. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 104. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1601-9_1

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