Module

Non−AIDS-Defining Cancers in the Era of HAART

Source: HIV/AIDS Annual Update 2008

Non−AIDS-Defining Cancers in the Era of HAART


Faculty:

  • Alexandra M. Levine, MD

CME CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: 05/22/08

Expiration Date: 05/21/09


Physicians: maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)

Pharmacists: 1.1 contact hours (0.11 CEUs)

Registered Nurses: 1.1 Nursing CE credits

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe the epidemiology and characteristics of lung cancer among HIV-infected patients
  • Discuss the role of human papillomavirus in the etiology of anal and head and neck cancers
  • Summarize the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and treatment of Hodgkin’s disease among HIV-infected people

Topics covered include:

  • Introduction
  • Lung Cancer: Epidemiology
  • Lung Cancer: Clinical Characteristics
  • Survival in HIV-Infected People With Lung Cancer
  • Screening for and Prevention of Lung-Cancer in HIV-Infected Patients
  • HPV-Based Cancers: Overview
  • Anal Cancer: Epidemiology
  • Anal Dysplasia
  • Anal Precursor Lesions
  • Invasive Anal Cancer
  • HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancers
  • Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (Hodgkin’s Disease)
  • Summary: Implications for Clinical Practice


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