Cancer Burden in the HIV-Infected Population in the United States

PROGRAM CE21
RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 22, 2011 EXPIRATION DATE: AUGUST 22, 2012
ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE: 1.0 HOUR

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Disclosures are as follows:

• Rosemary Hansen has nothing to disclose.
• Dawn Lagrosa has nothing to disclose.
• Meredith S. Shiels, PhD, MHS, has nothing to disclose.

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STATEMENT OF NEED
In the United States, improved antiretroviral therapy has significantly prolonged survival among those infected with HIV. As a result, increasing numbers of the HIV-infected population are at risk of non–AIDS-defining cancers that typically occur at older ages. In recent years, several studies have addressed the incidence rates of cancer among those with HIV infection; however, there have been no published estimates on the number of cancers or the types of cancers that occur annually among HIV-infected individuals in the United States. This study will identify these cancers, which as the HIV infected population continues to grow and to age will emerge as an important public health issue.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Advanced practice nurses, registered nurses, and other interested healthcare professionals, especially those caring for cancer patients.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this activity, the reader should be able to:

• Discuss significant changes in the cancer burden in people with HIV and AIDS.
• Describe possible causes of the shift in types of cancer experienced by people with HIV and AIDS.

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