Kaposi's Sarcoma

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Background information on Kaposi's Sarcoma

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a kind of sarcoma caused by a herpesvirus infection in which cancerous cells, as well as abnormal growth of blood vessels, form solid lesions in connective tissue. KS was historically very rare and found mainly in older men of Mediterranean or African origin (classic KS) or patients with severely weakened immune systems, such as after an organ transplant (immunosuppressive treatment related KS). However, in the early 1980s a more aggressive form, epidemic KS, began to be seen in AIDS patients and was one of the first clues to the existence of the AIDS epidemic. The infectious agent responsible for all forms of the disease is known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV).

News Articles on Kaposi's Sarcoma

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Science Daily (press release)Science Daily — The major active component of marijuana could enhance the ability of the virus that causes Kaposi's sarcoma to infect cells and multiply,

Grand finale  -  07 Jul 2007
Dallas Morning News (subscription),..."I made it through the rehearsal, and then I went to one of the other guys who told me this guy had KS," Kaposi's sarcoma, a cancer associated with AIDS.

Infection-Related Cancers Elevated Among the Immunodeficient  -  Jul 6, 2007
MedPage Today,Historically, only Kaposi's sarcoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and cervical cancer have represented AIDS-defining illnesses. Increased incidence of other

Nuclear Energy for Medicine  -  Jun 15, 2007
AllAfrica.com,Nuclear medical scientists use scanning units supported by radioisotopes to detect AIDS-related tumors like Kaposi's sarcoma. Nuclear-based imaging is an

WAINWRIGHT: 'I THOUGHT I HAD HIV AFTER RAPE'  -  Jun 21, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),Every zit was Kaposi's sarcoma. If I got a sore throat I had a year to live. I never got tested. But I didn't get aids, which I might have otherwise,

AIDS and HIV Infection  -  Jun 26, 2007
KNDO/KNDU,...diseases in persons with HIV infection include: pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, tuberculosis, cytomegalovirus retinitis and Kaposi's sarcoma.

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Netherlands Corporate News (persbericht),DaunoXome is marketed in Kaposi's sarcoma and is being re-launched in acute leukaemia in Europe. DaunoXome was in-licensed from Gilead Sciences,

Styx bassist talks about secret gay life in memoir  -  Jun 14, 2007
Kansas City Star,Panozzo was diagnosed with AIDS in 1998 and had most of the symptoms: Kaposi's sarcoma, anemia, thrush. His weight dropped to 130 pounds.

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AllAfrica.com,Vinblastine and vincristine - the first choice drugs for treating Hodgkin's Disease and acute leukemia as well as HIV-related Kaposi's Sarcoma- come from

Styx's murky waters  -  Jun 26, 2007
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription),He started passing out, his weight dropped to 130 pounds and cancerous lesions called Kaposi's sarcoma started breaking out on his body.

How do I look?  -  Jun 9, 2007
The Observer,My skin was starting to show the first purple patches of the cancerous Kaposi's sarcoma. My brain had been invaded by an infection called toxoplasmosis.

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