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Development and psychometric properties of a general cancer stigma scale

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Cancer‐related stigma can fuel anxiety and depression and lead to self‐isolation, delayed treatment, and decreased quality of life. The extent to which stigma impacts cancer patients, however, remains uncertain. This study applied mixed methods in high‐ and low‐income settings, with cohorts in the U.S. state of Utah and Lilongwe, Malawi, to
Stephen M. Kimani, Gita Suneja, Agatha Bula, Chaorong Wu, Abhilasha Khatri, Nehal Bakshi, Olivia R. Hanson, Aparna Mangadu, Mercy Tsidya, Melissa A. Stockton, Brandon A. Knettel, Melissa H. Watt   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

AIDS‐associated Kaposi's sarcoma is linked to advanced disease and high mortality in a primary care HIV programme in South Africa

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2010
Background AIDS‐associated Kaposi's sarcoma is an important, life‐threatening opportunistic infection among people living with HIV/AIDS in resource‐limited settings.
Kathryn M Chu, Gcina Mahlangeni, Sarah Swannet, Nathan P Ford, Andrew Boulle, Gilles Van Cutsem   +5 more
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Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related gastrointestinal limited Kaposi's sarcoma presenting as acute intestinal obstruction: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome during anti-retroviral treatment of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) -associated gastrointestinal Kaposi's sarcoma has rarely been reported.
Pathak Hari, Shrivastav Ankit, Pal Jyotirmoy, Sarkar Dipendra   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outcomes of patients with Kaposi's sarcoma who start antiretroviral therapy under routine programme conditions in Malawi. [PDF]

, 2008
AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is the most common AIDS-related malignancy in sub-Saharan Africa, with a generally unfavourable prognosis. We report on six-month and 12-month cohort treatment outcomes of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive ...
Anthony D Harries, Edwin Libamba, Erik J Schouten, Eustice Mhango, Joseph Kwong-Leung Yu, Libamba E, Libamba E, Lynen L, Margaret Fitzgerald, Mindy Hochgesang, Olesi Pasulani, Ralf Weigel, Simon D Makombe, World Health Organization, UNAIDS., World Health Organization.   +14 more
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Non‐Epidemic Kaposi Sarcoma Refractory to Laser Therapy in an HIV‐Negative Man Who Has Sex With Men (MSM)

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a vascular neoplasm associated with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV‐8), typically affecting immunocompromised individuals. However, emerging reports describe cases in HIV‐negative men who have sex with men (MSM), constituting a proposed non‐epidemic variant.
M. Sin‐Soler, M. Martins Lopes, I. Martín Loureiro, C. Giménez Grau, F. Sacristán Lista, J. del Pozo Losada   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Kaposi’s sarcoma with the eyelid involvement (6 clinical cases)

Alʹmanah Kliničeskoj Mediciny, 2018
Kaposi's sarcoma is a multifocal tumor from vascular endothelium with a low grade of malignancy. It develops due to underlying immune deficiency and is associated with human herpesvirus 8. Kaposi's sarcoma of the eyelids is rare, and its diagnosis can be
E. E. Grishina
doaj   +1 more source

Rainbow Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Revealed Heterogenic Replication with Dynamic Gene Expression. [PDF]

, 2020
Molecular mechanisms of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) reactivation have been studied primarily by measuring the total or average activity of an infected cell population, which often consists of a mixture of both nonresponding and ...
Campbell, Mel, Chuang, Frank, Guevara-Plunkett, Sara, Izumiya, Chie, Izumiya, Yoshihiro, Kumar, Ashish, Luxardi, Guillaume, Lyu, Yuanzhi, Nakajima, Ken-Ichi, Soulika, Athena, Wang, Kang-Hsin   +10 more
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Trends in Kaposi's sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus antibodies prior to the development of HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma: a nested case-control study. [PDF]

, 2014
HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa since both the causative agent, Kaposi's sarcoma associated-herpesvirus (KSHV), and the major risk factor, HIV, are prevalent. In a nested case-control study within a
Elliott, Alison M, Johnston, W Thomas, Mayanja, Billy N, Miley, Wendell, Nalwoga, Angela, Newton, Robert, Wakeham, Katie, Webb, Emily L, Whitby, Denise   +8 more
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Upper Airway Obstruction due to Kaposi Sarcoma—Presenting Sign of HIV: Case Report and Review

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This study presents a case of undiagnosed HIV presenting with Kaposi sarcoma (KS) of the head and neck with acute upper airway obstruction (UAO) and provides an updated scoping literature review to examine the patient characteristics, lesion characteristics, interventions, and outcomes of KS cases with UAO from the pharynx, larynx, and/or trachea.
Zachary A. Wykoff, Logan F. McColl, Robert A. Baiocchi, Matthew O. Old   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reproductive health characteristics among women living in severe poverty in urban Haiti

Reproductive Health
Background Data on women’s reproductive health in settings facing extreme poverty are limited. We describe the reproductive health characteristics across the life course of women living in urban Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and identify factors associated with
Wheytnie Alexandre, Anju Ogyu, Rodney Sufra, Lily D. Yan, Marie M. Deschamps, Catherine Bennett, Jean William Pape, Laura C. Alonso, Vanessa Rouzier, Margaret L. McNairy   +9 more
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