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Author Topic: Cancer In HIV+ve People  (Read 4621 times)

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Offline pinkadam

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Cancer In HIV+ve People
« on: June 30, 2007, 11:02:40 pm »
Is it true that  HIV+ve people more prone to Cancer ? If it is true then what kind of precautions a HIV+ve person should take to escape the Cancer
Friend of mine who is HIV+ve was diagnosed with Cancer. Iam scared as shit

Thanks ahead for your opinion

Pink

Offline Matty the Damned

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Re: Cancer In HIV+ve People
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2007, 11:05:28 pm »
Hey Adam,

Yes, HIV positive people are prone to particular sorts of cancer. When immune function declines these cancers can take hold. An example would be certain kinds of lymphoma.

The best way to protect yourself from HIV related cancer is to address the underlying problem itself - ie HIV infection. So using HAART to suppress viral load is the best way.

MtD

Offline egello

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Re: Cancer In HIV+ve People
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2007, 11:44:29 pm »
wait,,, a lymphoma? what happens when you get one? does it show itself as a bump?

ok, nm, i read about it,,,, hmm maybe i have lymphoma since i have that bump in my crotch area...
« Last Edit: June 30, 2007, 11:48:28 pm by egello »
1/29/07 14 T, 300 k V, 1.8 %
2/22/07 197 T, 247 V, 6.8 %
3/27/07 164 T, <50 V, 5.4 %
5/28/07 177 T, <50 V, 8.2 %
7/28/07 214 T, <50 V, 9.6 %
10/3/07 380 T, <50 V, 10 %

Offline RapidRod

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Re: Cancer In HIV+ve People
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2007, 11:52:08 pm »
Yeah, and that thing on your shoulders that you don't use, is probably cancerous too.

Offline Matty the Damned

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Re: Cancer In HIV+ve People
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2007, 11:57:35 pm »
Eggy,

Stop being such self obsessed bore. This thread has nothing to do with you. It's about Adam. Keep your neurotic nonsense in your own thread.

Christ!  >:(

MtD

Offline egello

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Re: Cancer In HIV+ve People
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2007, 01:40:51 am »
Eggy,

Stop being such self obsessed bore. This thread has nothing to do with you. It's about Adam. Keep your neurotic nonsense in your own thread.


you mentioned lymphoma, and one of the symptom of lymphoma is a tumor or bump in your crotch area, so what the hell do you want me not to say?

Buddha  :P
1/29/07 14 T, 300 k V, 1.8 %
2/22/07 197 T, 247 V, 6.8 %
3/27/07 164 T, <50 V, 5.4 %
5/28/07 177 T, <50 V, 8.2 %
7/28/07 214 T, <50 V, 9.6 %
10/3/07 380 T, <50 V, 10 %

Offline blondbeauty

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Re: Cancer In HIV+ve People
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2007, 01:46:40 pm »
According to a french study, an incomplete immune reconstitution even with a suppresed viral load, is related with an increased incidence of cancer. According to this same study, only people who achieve a cd4 cout above 500 CD4 have the same mortality range as the general population (HIV-). For this reason HAART should be available to all HIV+ patients before complete immune reconstitution is impossible.
Epstein Barr virus is linked to limphoma even in HIV- people.
« Last Edit: July 01, 2007, 01:51:51 pm by blondbeauty »
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Epstein Barr +; CMV +; Toxoplasmosis +; HIV-1 +.
Counts when starting treatment:
V.L.:80.200 copies. CD4: 25%=503
Started Sustiva-Truvada 14/August/2006
Last V.L.count (Oct 2013): Undetectable
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Offline Central79

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Re: Cancer In HIV+ve People
« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2007, 05:48:23 pm »
According to a french study, an incomplete immune reconstitution even with a suppresed viral load, is related with an increased incidence of cancer. According to this same study, only people who achieve a cd4 cout above 500 CD4 have the same mortality range as the general population (HIV-). For this reason HAART should be available to all HIV+ patients before complete immune reconstitution is impossible.

Reference please? I'd like to read this paper, as I'd be interested to see where they justify the line at which complete immune reconstitution is impossible. Surely this will vary by individual? A person whose normal CD4 is 400 compared to a person whose normal CD4 is 1,400 will have gaps appearing at different CD4 counts - that's my intuitive response.

HIV positive people show increased incidence in pretty much every kind of cancer. The effectiveness of HAART in reducing the incidence of these cancers varies considerably - from KS, which has become a rarity in the HAART era, to non-Hodgekins lymphoma (NHL), which really hasn't decreased very much at all.

Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) is the causal agent of NHL, in the same way HHV-8 and HPV cause KS and cervical cancer respectively. People with HIV+ have been shown to have poorer control of EBV, even when the HIV is undetectable. Hence more lymphoma.

I guess the key thing is not to smoke, and to have a good diet and stay within your target weight - these are all major causes of cancer in the population. I would go as far to say they are more important than being HIV+, so if you tick all these boxes, you may even edge ahead of Joe average in the cancer stakes. The kinds of cancer HIV+ people get are always likely to be a different mix than the general populations anyway.

Matt.
Diagnosed January 2006
26/1/06 - 860 (22%), VL > 500,000
24/4/06 - 820 (24.6%), VL 158,000
13/7/06 - 840 (22%), VL 268,000
1/11/06 - 680 (21%), VL 93,100
29/1/07 - 1,020 (27.5%), VL 46,500
15/5/07 - 1,140 (22.8%), VL not done.
13/10/07 - 759 (23.2%), VL 170,000
6/11/07 - 630 (25%), VL 19,324
14/1/08 - 650 (21%), VL 16,192
15/4/08 - 590 (21%), VL 40, 832

Offline bear60

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Re: Cancer In HIV+ve People
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2007, 05:51:18 pm »
I met a guy at a cocktail party last night who said he had had KS and as his CD4 counts etc went up his KS disappeared.  He said his face was covered with KS and now you would never know.
Poz Bear Type in Philadelphia

Offline J.R.E.

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Re: Cancer In HIV+ve People
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2007, 06:22:37 pm »
Hello Pink,

This article was out on Feb 28th of this year. It is from the "News Section "

http://www.aidsmeds.com/articles/1667_11405.shtml


Ray
Current Meds ; Viramune / Epzicom Eliquis, Diltiazem. Pravastatin 80mg, Ezetimibe. UPDATED 2/18/24
 Tested positive in 1985,.. In October of 2003, My t-cell count was 16, Viral load was over 500,000, Percentage at that time was 5%. I started on  HAART on October 24th, 2003.

 As of Oct 2nd, 2023, Viral load Undetectable.
CD 4 @676 /  CD4 % @ 18 %
Lymphocytes,absolute-3815 (within range)


72 YEARS YOUNG

Offline egello

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Re: Cancer In HIV+ve People
« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2007, 08:35:24 pm »

I guess the key thing is not to smoke, and to have a good diet and stay within your target weight - these are all major causes of cancer in the population. I would go as far to say they are more important than being HIV+, so if you tick all these boxes, you may even edge ahead of Joe average in the cancer stakes. The kinds of cancer HIV+ people get are always likely to be a different mix than the general populations anyway.

Matt.

i have a question,, when you say to stay within your target weight, what about your weight increasing due to muscle gain and not fat gain?
1/29/07 14 T, 300 k V, 1.8 %
2/22/07 197 T, 247 V, 6.8 %
3/27/07 164 T, <50 V, 5.4 %
5/28/07 177 T, <50 V, 8.2 %
7/28/07 214 T, <50 V, 9.6 %
10/3/07 380 T, <50 V, 10 %

Offline Grinch

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Re: Cancer In HIV+ve People
« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2007, 12:18:13 am »
One of my Oncologists made an odd statement at my last checkup.  He stated that KS isn't really an cancer.  It is instead a viral infection very similar to herpes.  I mentioned that it was my understanding KSHV was considered an underlying cause, but KS it's self was a cancer.  He replied no, studies are beginning to show that it's purely viral dependent.  His thought was, KS often clears up as CD4 rises, therefore it couldn't be a true cancer.

Not sure if I agree or disagree.

Offline blondbeauty

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Re: Cancer In HIV+ve People
« Reply #12 on: July 02, 2007, 08:40:38 am »
I can not find the french study right now, but it was one of those studies suggesting to start treatment before cd4 dropped below 350 cd4. It also said marginal increases were seen after 3 yerar on treatment. Of course this is not for everybody. Every university or medical reserach center is commited to prove something, while others are commited to prove the opposite. So you can find scientific studies proving completely opposite things.
Many viruses are the cause of certain cancers.
Breast cancer virus:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3159593.stm
Cancer of the uterus is caused by the Herpes Papiloma Virus and Kaposis Sarcoma is caused by the HHV-8  virus.
http://www.cancer.gov/templates/doc.aspx?viewid=77B099C4-233D-48AA-93BB-6B9AE57EA845&version=0
The only member in these forums approved by WINBA: World International Nail and Beauty Association.
Epstein Barr +; CMV +; Toxoplasmosis +; HIV-1 +.
Counts when starting treatment:
V.L.:80.200 copies. CD4: 25%=503
Started Sustiva-Truvada 14/August/2006
Last V.L.count (Oct 2013): Undetectable
Last CD4 count (OCT 2013): 52%= 933

 


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