Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, 35053, Taiwan

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  Cancer Incidence and Risk Among HIV-infected Individuals in Taiwan: Results From a Follow-up Study Combining Two Nationwide Registries
  Author(s): Marcelo Chen, I-An Jen, Wei-You Li and Yi-Ming Arthur Chen*
  
  Background: Previous epidemiological studies have reported an increased risk of some cancers in People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). This study was performed to investigate the epidemiology of cancers in PLWHA in Taiwan. Methods: Data from Taiwan’s National Health Research Database and the HIV/AIDS registry of Taiwan CDC were matched to identify HIVpositive cases from January 2001 to December 2016 who subsequently were diagnosed with cancer. These cases were then compared to general population controls in a 20 to 1 controls to cases ratio. The Incidence Density (ID) and Standardized Incidence Ratio (SIR) were calculated for each cancer. Results: A total of 1,960 PLWHA with cancer were identified in this study period. For the AIDS-defining cancers, the highest ID per 100,000 person-years was fo.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2155-6113.2023.14.965

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