Cancer Risk among Adults Living with HIV in Ontario

Ioana A Nicolau; Ann N Burchell

doi:10.12927/hcq.2023.27059

Cancer Risk among Adults Living with HIV in Ontario

Healthc Q. 2023 Apr;26(1):6-9. doi: 10.12927/hcq.2023.27059.

Authors

Ioana A Nicolau¹, Ann N Burchell²

Affiliations

¹ Is a PhD candidate with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto and a student at ICES in Toronto, ON.
² Is a scientist with the Department of Family and Community Medicine and MAP Centre for Urban Health at St. Michael's Hospital and an adjunct scientist at ICES in Toronto, ON. She can be reached by e-mail at ann.burchell@unityhealth.to.

PMID: 37144694
DOI: 10.12927/hcq.2023.27059

Abstract

Cancer is an important comorbidity and healthcare concern for people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Researchers have quantified the burden of cancer among people living with HIV in Ontario using administrative and registry-linked data held at ICES. Findings showed that although cancer incidence has declined over time, people living with HIV remain at a greater risk for cancers with infectious causes compared with HIV-negative people. There is a need for comprehensive HIV care that includes cancer prevention strategies.

MeSH terms

Adult
Comorbidity
HIV
HIV Infections* / complications
HIV Infections* / epidemiology
Humans
Neoplasms* / epidemiology
Ontario / epidemiology