2022
DOI: 10.1186/s13027-022-00439-x
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HIV-related lung cancer in Uganda: a cohort study

Abstract: Background There are few reports on lung cancer among people with HIV (PWH) in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this report, we describe a cohort of PWH and lung cancer at the Uganda Cancer Institute. Methods This retrospective cohort of PWH and lung cancer was managed at the Uganda Cancer Institute between 2008 and 2018. Sociodemographic and clinical data were abstracted from the patient charts. The median survival from diagnosis to death, loss-to-follow u… Show more

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“…Controls were apparently healthy PLWH who were randomly selected from three HIV clinics in Uganda. The study methods of the primary studies are described elsewhere [ 23 , 24 ]. Briefly, a census of cases with HIV-related cancer was conducted from medical records at the UCI.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Controls were apparently healthy PLWH who were randomly selected from three HIV clinics in Uganda. The study methods of the primary studies are described elsewhere [ 23 , 24 ]. Briefly, a census of cases with HIV-related cancer was conducted from medical records at the UCI.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Study Design, Population, and Setting. This comparative analysis involves secondary data from a cohort of PLWH with lung cancer (cases) [23] and a cross-sectional study of randomly selected PLWH without lung cancer (controls) [24]. Cases were PLWH with histologically confirmed primary lung cancer who received treatment from the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) between 2008 and 2018.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%