Trends of Kaposi's sarcoma at AIDS diagnosis in Europe and the United States, 1987-94

As a proportion of AIDS-defining illnesses, Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) decreased from 1987-89 to 1993-94 in homosexual and bisexual men in all European regions and in the United States. Albeit underestimated, AIDS KS rates in the general male population at ages 25-49 are higher than those of the maj...

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Published inBritish journal of cancer Vol. 76; no. 1; pp. 114 - 117
Main Authors FRANCESCHI, S, DAL MASO, L, LO RE, A, SERRAINO, D, LA VECCHIA, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basingstoke Nature Publishing Group 1997
Subjects
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
AIDS/HIV
Biological and medical sciences
Europe
Female
Homosexuality
Humans
Immunodeficiencies
Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies
Immunopathology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Sarcoma, Kaposi - complications
Sarcoma, Kaposi - epidemiology
United States
United States
North America
Europe
America
USA
Human
Immunopathology
Skin disease
AIDS
Malignant tumor
Immune deficiency
Epidemiology
Incidence
Infection
Kaposi sarcoma
Viral disease
Complication
Public health
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Summary:As a proportion of AIDS-defining illnesses, Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) decreased from 1987-89 to 1993-94 in homosexual and bisexual men in all European regions and in the United States. Albeit underestimated, AIDS KS rates in the general male population at ages 25-49 are higher than those of the majority of cancer sites in the same age group.
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ISSN:0007-0920
1532-1827
DOI:10.1038/bjc.1997.345