#lung cancer

While expensive new drugs are developed, thousands of people can’t get a drug like cisplatin that costs as little as $6 a dose.

HIV-positive people who use checkpoint inhibitors have side effects, response rates and survival comparable to those of HIV-negative people.

People living with HIV are more likely to smoke than those who are HIV-negative.

Screening is recommended for current and former heavy smokers ages 50 to 80, but HIV-positive people may benefit from earlier screening.

Plus, a court ruling has the potential to invalidate required free screenings, including for breast, colorectal, cervical and lung cancer.

However, lung cancer incidence among HIV-positive people has fallen over the past two decades.

Lung cancer screening, which can detect tumors at an earlier stage, may be even more important for people living with HIV.

A small Spanish study suggests that screening people living with HIV for lung cancer results in a high rate of diagnosis.

The early cancer is detected, the easier it is to treat.

A pilot trial shows promise for reducing the harms caused by smoking.

A study comparing matched groups of people with and without HIV found that smoking was a powerful cancer risk factor, especially for women.

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Lung cancer screening can detect cancer early, when it is easier to treat.

Study suggests immune-based cancer therapies might be particularly beneficial for HIV-positive people.

HIV-positive people who underwent surgery to remove early lung cancer fared as well as HIV-negative people.

They also have a higher rate of death from cancer after receiving a diagnosis.