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. 2003 Aug 4;89(3):505-7.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601139.

Incidence of malignant neoplasms among HIV-infected persons in Scotland

G M Allardice  1 , D J Hole, D H Brewster, J Boyd, D J Goldberg
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Incidence of malignant neoplasms among HIV-infected persons in Scotland

G M Allardice et al. Br J Cancer. .

Abstract

Among 2574 persons diagnosed with HIV throughout Scotland and observed over the period 1981-1996, cancer incidence compared to the general population was 11 times higher overall; among homosexual/bisexual males, it was 21 times higher and among injecting drug users, haemophiliacs and heterosexuals it was five times higher, mostly due to AIDS-defining neoplasms. However, liver, lung and skin cancers (all non-AIDS-defining) were also significantly increased.

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