ABSTRACT

This book summarizes the etiology, presentation, and treatment of the complex symptoms, infections, and opportunistic cancers of people living with HIV/AIDS.
Presents therapies that strike a balance between controlling and eliminating cancer and minimizing the damage to the immune system.
Illustrates points with clear and easily read figures,

chapter 1|10 pages

The HIV/AIDS Epidemic

chapter 2|13 pages

HIV Infection, Immunity, and Cancer

chapter 3|34 pages

Epidemiology of Malignancies in HIV/AIDS

chapter |26 pages

Cytokines, Viruses, Angiogenesis

chapter |13 pages

Non–Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

chapter |14 pages

HPV-Related Neoplasia in HIV Infection

chapter 12|14 pages

Pediatric Malignancies

chapter 15|39 pages

Management of Opportunistic Infections

chapter 16|15 pages

AIDS and Social Context