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Fig. 2.64 Cancer following immunosuppression as a result of infection. The annual incidence of Kaposi<br />

sarcoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma in San Francisco, USA, 1973-1998. Incidence increased dramatically<br />

between 1982 and 1990 as a result of the AIDS/HIV epidemic. Recent declines are partly attributable<br />

to the introduction of HAART therapy, although long-term risks remain unclear (Box: Tumours associated<br />

with AIDS/HIV, p60). C. Clarke (2001) AIDS, 15: 1913-1914<br />

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1. Kinlen LJ (1996) Immunologic factors, including AIDS.<br />

In: Schottenfeld D, Fraumeni, JF eds, Cancer Epidemiology<br />

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Toxicology, San Diego, Academic Press, 371-436.<br />

3. Hart PH, Grimbaldeston MA, Finlay-Jones JJ (2001)<br />

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Lyon, IARCPress.<br />

Immunosuppression caused by infectious<br />

agents<br />

Immunosuppression as a consequence of<br />

infection is especially severe in individuals<br />

infected with human immunodeficiency<br />

virus (HIV), the cause of acquired immune<br />

deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Certain <strong>cancer</strong>s<br />

are characteristic of AIDS and in fact<br />

are AIDS-defining conditions in HIV-infected<br />

individuals [8]. These include non-<br />

Hodgkin lymphoma, especially of the<br />

brain, associated with EBV co-infection,<br />

and Kaposi sarcoma, which is associated<br />

with co-infection with another oncogenic<br />

herpesvirus, human herpesvirus 8 (Box:<br />

Tumours associated with HIV/AIDS, p60).<br />

The incidence of such tumours is increasing,<br />

partly as a result of the AIDS epidemic<br />

(Fig. 2.64). Both EBV and HIV-1, the<br />

principal cause of AIDS, are classified as<br />

Group 1 - carcinogenic to humans - in the<br />

IARC Monographs.<br />

WEBSITES<br />

International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care:<br />

http://www.iapac.org/<br />

The Transplantation Society:<br />

http://www.transplantation-soc.org/<br />

The United Network for Organ Sharing:<br />

http://www.unos.org/

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