Abstract
Cancer is the cause of 13% of total worldwide mortality, and was the leading cause of in 2010 according to the World Health Organization. HIV prevalence in urban Malawi is approximately 20% and contributes to the pathogenesis of cancers, particularly AIDS-defining cancers. To evaluate risk factors for specific malignancies in Malawians, we designed an observational study to collect clinical data for cancer patients presenting at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Highlights
Factors associated with cancer pathogenesis among patients attending oncology clinic at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Malawi
To evaluate risk factors for specific malignancies in Malawians, we designed an observational study to collect clinical data for cancer patients presenting at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe, Malawi
Excluding the patients with KS, only 56 of the total were HIV positive. This was an observational study enrolled patients with suspected or confirmed malignancies presenting to Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe, Malawi
Summary
Agnes Moses1*, Elizabeth Bigger, Lindsey Wolf, Mike Owino, Albert Mwafongo, Maria Chikasema, Loreen Chiwoko, Mina Hosseinipour, Carol Shores. From 13th International Conference on Malignancies in AIDS and Other Acquired Immunodeficiencies (ICMAOI) Bethesda, MD, USA. From 13th International Conference on Malignancies in AIDS and Other Acquired Immunodeficiencies (ICMAOI) Bethesda, MD, USA. 7-8 November 2011
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