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Some types of lymphoma are considered AIDS-defining illnesses, but that doesn’t mean they’re caused by HIV itself.

The booster is recommended for organ transplant recipients, people receiving cancer treatment and people with advanced or untreated HIV.

Natural immunity and vaccine responses may be weaker in people with immune suppression, so they should get their second dose promptly.

Researchers studied 16 people with HIV who had received a stem cell transplant for blood cancer.

“I want to be an ambassador of hope,” Adam Castillejo, 40, who grew up in Venezuela, tells The New York Times.

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

Study in China sees an association with several cancer types, especially gastrointestinal malignancies.

Early and sustained antiretroviral treatment could help reduce the risk.

This held true in a recent study among those who were on treatment for the virus.

However, older people with HIV have a lower rate of a few other cancers compared with the general population.

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

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

A considerable proportion of the cancers that develop in HIV-positive Americans spawn from other infections.

A considerable proportion of the cancer burden among HIV-positive Americans derives from infections.

For seven months, Gary Steinkohl believed he was cured of HIV.