AIDS-Related Neoplasias (Recent Results in Cancer Research Book 112)

The relationship between AIDS and cancer is an alarming and challenging aspect of modern medicine. Patients infected with HIV are not only subjected to a wide variety of opportunistic infections and neurologic manifestations, but also develop increasingly simultaneous or subsequent neoplastic diseases. This is the first book to confront this highly topical issue. It covers the most frequent tumor types, such as Kaposi's sarcoma, Hodgkin's as well as non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, anal cancer, and a variety of additional malignant tumors. The rapid rise in the number of HIV positive patients will be followed by an increasing demand for treatment facilitites for HIV-positive tumor patients. This volume thus aims to expose the epidemiologic and clinical implications of the topic and to awaken awareness among health professionals and authorities who must be prepared to deal with this growing problem. Front Matter....Pages I-IX AIDS in Central Europe....Pages 1-5 The Etiology of AIDS and Its Relevance for AIDS-Related Neoplasias....Pages 6-16 Immunological Characteristics and Potential Approaches to Immunotherapy of HIV Infection....Pages 17-26 AIDS-Related Kaposi’s Sarcoma....Pages 27-36 Malignant Lymphomas in Patients with or at Risk for AIDS in Italy....Pages 37-45 HIV-Related Hematological Neoplasias in France....Pages 46-53 Malignant Lymphomas in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection....Pages 54-62 Malignant Lymphomas and HIV Infection....Pages 63-68 AIDS-Related Neoplasias in Switzerland....Pages 69-74 Inactivation of HIV and Safety Precautions for the Workplace....Pages 75-83 Psychosocial Issues for Patients with AIDS-Related Cancers....Pages 84-92 Summary and Future Prospects....Pages 93-93 Back Matter....Pages 94-97