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   Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus

   Kaposi's sarcoma is usually a localized tumor that can be treated either surgically or through local irradiation. ... Nat Rev Cancer 2002;2(5):373-82.
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   Kaposi's sarcoma

   Patients with a few local lesions can often be treated with local measures such as radiation therapy or cryosurgery. Surgery is generally not recommended as Kaposi's sarcoma can appear in wound edges.
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   Cancer

   Most cancers can be treated and some cured, depending on the specific type, location, and stage. ... HIV is associated with a number of malignancies, including Kaposi's sarcoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and HPV-associated malignancies such as anal cancer and cervical cancer.
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   Paclitaxel

   It is also used in the treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma. ... With increased activity, DHA-paclitaxel, also known as Taxoprexin® may have a more successful response in cancer patients than Taxol, and it may be able to treat more types of cancer than Taxol has been able to treat.
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   Skin cancer

   Kaposi's sarcoma ... Most skin cancers can be treated by removal of the lesion, making sure that the edges (margins) are free of the tumor cells.
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   Tobacco and health

   Smoking reduces the risk of Kaposi's sarcoma in people without HIV infection. ... One hundred years of lung cancer.
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   Merkel cell cancer

   Radiotherapy is a common part of treatment of Merkel cell cancers. ... epidermal inclusion cyst, hemangioma, dermatofibroma, keloid, lipoma, neurofibroma, xanthoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, infantile digital fibromatosis, granular cell tumor, leiomyoma, lymphangioma circumscriptum, myxoid cyst
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   Liposomal daunorubicin

   Liposomal daunorubicin is a chemotherapy drug that is FDA approved to treat AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma. ... Women&Cancer Magazine Liposomal daunorubicin
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   Soft tissue sarcoma

   Kaposi's sarcoma often occurs in patients with AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma, however, has different characteristics to and is treated differently from typical soft tissue sarcomas.
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    AIDS

    People with AIDS also have an increased risk of developing various cancers such as Kaposi's sarcoma, cervical cancer and cancers of the immune system known as lymphomas. ... "Prolongation and quality of life for HIV-infected adults treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART): a balancing act".

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus,
• Kaposi's sarcoma,
• Cancer,
• Paclitaxel,
• Skin cancer,
• Tobacco and health,
• Merkel cell cancer,
• Liposomal daunorubicin,
• Soft tissue sarcoma,
• AIDS