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Kaposi's sarcoma
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CONTACT: Laurie McHale Nov 30, 2005
uwnews.org, NEW ORLEANS -- A virus associated with Kaposi's sarcoma has been detected in the saliva of six of seven HIV-infected gay men with a current or previous history ...
Kissing may spread Human Herpes Virus 8, the cause of Kaposi's ... Nov 30, 2005
uwnews.org, But kissing between men may be what spreads human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8), the cause of Kaposi's sarcoma, according to researchers at the University of ...
Is AIDS a man made virus? Special Report Nov 22, 2005
Political Gateway, The disease was first uncovered in homosexual men from Manhattan. "Gay cancer," in the form of Kaposi's sarcoma skin tumors, was the most striking telltale sign ...
Aids: The Lazarus effect Dec 9, 2005
Independent, But she limps badly when she walks and her legs are a mess. She has a condition called Kaposi's Sarcoma. Bravely, in a measure of ...
Cancer Clusters Look Less Manmade Dec 14, 2005
American Council on Science and Health, ...of Health, "People with AIDS are particularly prone to developing various cancers, especially those caused by viruses such as Kaposi's sarcoma and cervical ...
Slashback: Cancer, Cats, ICANN Dec 7, 2005
Slashdot ...other problem is that this technique absolutely cannot be used on immunocompromised patients that have cancer (eg, an AIDS patient with Kaposi's sarcoma, or an ...
Early Detection Greatly Increases Chances of Curing Childhood ... Dec 6, 2005
Newsinferno.com, In developing countries, however, other types of tumors such as lymphomas, Kaposi's sarcoma, or retinoblastoma are more frequent. ...
Low-cost HIV treatment effective in Haiti Nov 30, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, The study was done in conjunction with GHESKIO (the Haitian Group for the Study of Kaposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections), an organization that works ...
HIV-Aids moves stealthily Nov 25, 2005
Sun.Star, Among the indicator diseases affecting people with HIV include tuberculosis, Kaposi's sarcoma (a tumor primarily affecting the skin), pneumonia, herpes ...
lecturer defies death to educate Nov 27, 2005
Palm Beach Post, Since his diagnosis in 1989, Randolph has battled pneumocystis pneumonia, Kaposi's sarcoma, basal cell carcinoma, osteomyelitis, shingles, thrush, arrythmia ...
Doctors say cancer attacks immune system Nov 29, 2005
United Press International ...researchers say. They tend to be comparatively rare cancers related to infections, like Kaposi's sarcoma and stomach cancer. The ...
AIDS Patients In Haiti Have Similar Response To Drug Regimen As US ... Dec 3, 2005
Medical News Today (press release), Journal of Medicine , the Boston Globe reports (Smith, Boston Globe , 12/1). Patrice Severe of the Haitian Study Group on Kaposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic ...
AIDS ORIGIN FROM EXPERIMENTS Nov 28, 2005
Free Market News Network, There was then the "introduction" of a new retrovirus (HIV itself), along with a new herpes-8 virus, the one that causes Kaposi's sarcoma, the "gay cancer" of ...
New clinical trials unit established at UW to combat STDs Nov 30, 2005
uwnews.org, ...syphilis, chancroid, human papilloma virus, genital herpes, trichomoniasis, bacterial vaginosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, Kaposi's sarcoma, and HIV ...
Psychiatric Manifestations of HIV Infection and AIDS Dec 5, 2005
Psychiatric Times, Central nervous system manifestations of metastatic systemic lymphoma and Kaposi's sarcoma have been reported in patients with AIDS, but are uncommon. ...
Childhood Cancer Can Be Cured If Detected Early - Global Campaign ... Dec 5, 2005
Medical News Today (press release), ...cancer. Other tumour types are more frequent in developing countries, such as lymphomas, Kaposi's sarcoma or retinoblastoma. Although ...
Does Stress Cause Cancer? Probably Not, Research Finds Nov 29, 2005
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, ...associated with ulcer-causing Helicobacter pylori; liver cancer, associated with hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections; Kaposi's sarcoma, associated with ...
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Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a kind of sarcoma caused by a herpesvirus infection in which cancerous cells, as well as abnormal growth of blood vessels, form solid lesions in connective tissue. KS was historically very rare and found mainly in older men of Mediterranean or African origin (classic KS) or patients with severely weakened immune systems, such as after an organ transplant (immunosuppressive treatment related KS). However, in the early 1980s a more aggressive form, epidemic KS, began to be seen in AIDS patients and was one of the first clues to the existence of the AIDS epidemic. The infectious agent responsible for all forms of the disease is known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV).
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