HIV makes it harder for your body to fight infection. This means it also increases your risk for cancer.
In addition to NHL, HIV increases your risk of developing other virus-driven cancers, including:
* Kaposi sarcoma (from HHV-8)
* cervical cancer (HPV)
* anal cancer (HPV)
* liver cancer (HBV or HCV)
* Hodgkin’s lymphoma (EBV)
It also increases risk of of developing oral or lung cancer.