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Acute toxicity in cervical cancer HIV-positive vs. HIV-negative patients treated by radical chemo-radiation in Zambia

Published in: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology
Volume 8 , issue 2 , 2016 , pages: 37–41

DOI: 10.1080/20742835.2016.1239356

Author(s): Sibusiso Mdletshe Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences Department, South Africa , Harry Munkupa Oncology Center, Zambia , Kennedy Lishimpi Oncology Center, Zambia

Keywords: chemotherapy , cervical carcinoma , HAART , HIV , radiotherapy

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Abstract

Background: The current standard of radical treatment for patients with cancer of the cervix is combination therapy in the form of radiotherapy with chemotherapy. Generally the same treatment protocol is applied to HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients. However, HIV-positive patients with invasive cervical cancer have not been evaluated in detail regarding treatment response, its toxicities and compliance.

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