Age at Cancer Diagnosis Among Persons With AIDS
Authors: Mari M. Kitahata, Chad J. Achenbach, Michael S. Saag
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2011)

Letters3 May 2011Age at Cancer Diagnosis Among Persons With AIDSMari M. Kitahata, MD, MPH, Chad J. Achenbach, MD, MPH, and Michael S. Saag, MDMari M. Kitahata, MD, MPHFrom University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98195; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611; and University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1150.Search for more papers by this author, Chad J. Achenbach, MD, MPHFrom University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98195; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611; and University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1150.Search for more papers by this author, and Michael S. Saag, MDFrom University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98195; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611; and University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1150.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-154-9-201105030-00013 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:The Editors' Notes in Shiels and colleagues' article (1) state that the authors used data from the U.S. HIV/AIDS Cancer Match Study to “[evaluate] the ages at diagnosis of several types of non–AIDS-defining cancer in the HIV and general populations.” They also state, “After adjustment for differences in the age composition of the populations at risk, the age at cancer diagnosis did not differ between HIV-infected persons and those in the general population for most types of cancer.” Shiels and colleagues themselves conclude that their results “do not support including cancer as part of a general syndrome ...References1. Shiels MS, Pfeiffer RM, Engels EA. Age at cancer diagnosis among persons with AIDS in the United States. Ann Intern Med. 2010;153:452-60. [PMID: 20921544] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Kitahata MM, Rodriguez B, Haubrich R, Boswell S, Mathews WC, Lederman MM, et al. Cohort profile: the Centers for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinical Systems. Int J Epidemiol. 2008;37:948-55. [PMID: 18263650] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Mari M. Kitahata, MD, MPH; Chad J. Achenbach, MD, MPH; Michael S. Saag, MDAffiliations: From University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98195; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611; and University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1150.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoAge at Cancer Diagnosis Among Persons With AIDS in the United States Meredith S. Shiels , Ruth M. Pfeiffer , and Eric A. Engels Age at Cancer Diagnosis Among Persons With AIDS Meredith S. Shiels , Ruth M. Pfeiffer , and Eric A. Engels Age at Cancer Diagnosis Among Persons With AIDS Charlotte Sakarovitch and Eric Fontas Metrics Cited byVirus-Associated LymphomaRelationship of immunologic response to antiretroviral therapy with non-AIDS defining cancer incidenceCurrent World Literature 3 May 2011Volume 154, Issue 9Page: 642-643KeywordsAgingAIDSCancer screeningCohort studiesConflicts of interestHIVPopulation statistics ePublished: 3 May 2011 Issue Published: 3 May 2011 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2011 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...