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A new study shows how small intercellular blisters can play an important role in altering the growth and spread of cancer among HIV-positive people. Case Western Reserve University studied 18 HIV-positive people with cancer at the head and neck and discovered that we were exporting or nanocarriers transferring their DNA . RNA and cell proteins also stimulate cancer cells. The cells in question release exosomes into the blood – think of small nanoparticles – that do not cause cancer, but support it. In fact, the researchers point out that HIV-positive people are not only more at risk but also more likely to die from lung cancer in the head and neck.
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Kaposi's sarcoma is about 500 times more likely to be diagnosed in people living with HIV, a cancer that causes damage to the growth of skin, lymph nodes, organs internal and mucous membranes, according to Institute and other medical specialists. They are also 12 times more likely to be diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Women living with HIV are three times more likely to be diagnosed with cervical cancer. A common theory is that many people living with HIV do not know that they have the virus. Another is that HIV weakens the immune system, preventing the body from fighting viral infections that can cause cancer.
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