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With the HIV population aging, it is increasingly at risk of such age-related cancers.

Puerto Rico’s main exports are medical devices and pharmaceuticals, including HIV and cancer drugs.

However, compared with the general population, HIV-positive individuals remain at higher risk for a slew of malignancies.

Friends of the longtime HIV advocate and former POZ science editor are asking for support.

Highlights from the research presented at the 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science in Paris.

Tips for reducing your cancer risk.

People who are living with both HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) have a higher risk of developing non-AIDS-defining cancers.

As the HIV population ages, the cancer burden will shift away from those associated with AIDS and toward those connected to aging.

Cancer and HIV are invaders that the immune system fails to detect, and the similarities don’t end there.

A look at a large cohort of Canadians with HIV and hepatitis C also examined modifiable factors associated with a reduced risk of death.

A recent study found that from 1995 to 2009, 10 percent of all deaths among a large cohort of people on HIV treatment were cancer-related.

The facts about the risks and benefits of drinking coffee.

Treating HIV early, before CD4s drop significantly, lowers the risk of infection-related cancers.

Highlights from research presented at the 52nd International Liver Congress in Amsterdam

One quarter of men and one fifth of women have high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) that can cause various cancers.