A public health initiative to end disparities in the prevention, diagnosis, and care of cancer in people living with HIV (PLWH). We demand #CancerFreeHIV
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8 Mar 2022
Hi Twitter! We are #CancerFreeHIV, a new public health initiative with the goal of ending disparities in the prevention, diagnosis, and care of cancer in people living with HIV (PLWH). Follow us to learn more about this important issue. We demand #CancerFreeHIV
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10 Mar 2023
"Having certain kinds of cancer may cause feelings that people will judge you—just as I was afraid people would think that contracting HIV was my fault...choose to be kind to yourself...find people who will support you. This will give you more strength to face your fears"
10 Mar 2023
#POZStories Find people who will support you. This will give you more strength to face your fears and any critics. #HIV poz.com/article/secrets-jill…
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10 Mar 2023
A remarkable story from a woman living with #HIV and stage IV colon #cancer. Be kind to yourself and seek out the people who support you. You are not alone.
#CancerFreeHIV
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9 Mar 2023
If you haven't already, check out our cancer clinical trial finder for PLWH. No discriminatory HIV-exclusion criteria here 😎. Having well-controlled HIV should not prevent clinical trial access!
#CancerFreeHIV #HIVonc #HIV #Cancer #SpeakOutHIV #CancerResearch @ASCOPost @ASCO
21 Jun 2022
Tried our new clinical trial search tool yet? Let us know what you think! DM us on twitter or send an email to info@cancerfreehiv.org.
#CancerFreeHIV #HIVonc #HIV #AIDS #cancer #CancerResearch #SpeakOutHIV
cancerfreehiv.org/clinical-t…
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9 Mar 2023
Great to see a powerhouse cancer center like @MoffittNews supporting a local health organization @MetroInclusive that provides equitable care for all, including HIV prevention, testing, and treatment and healthcare for #PLWH #CancerFreeHIV
8 Mar 2023
The wonderful people @MoffittNews are sponsoring a food drive to benefit METRO! 🥦🥕🍅🍆
Don't miss the opportunity to give back to our community and help those in need! 👯
Follow the link to donate: yougivegoods.com/moffitt-uni…
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CancerFreeHIV retweeted
12 Dec 2022
So exciting to present this data! Bottom line: HIV-associated DLBCL outcomes continue to improve over time, and pts given time to complete chemotherapy have OS approaching HIV- pts. Listen to the talk to hear more! #ASH2022 @huntsmancancer
11 Dec 2022
@ErmannMD presenting his study on patients with HIV and DLBCL. In this study we reported the survival disparities that continue to persist in HIV associated DLBCL, in a population of over 146,000 DLBCL patients!
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7 Sep 2022
#PLWH are at higher risk of HPV and Hep B, viruses that can cause #cancer. Did you know the #HPV vaccine reduces the risk of developing cervical and anal cancer, and the #HBV vaccine reduces the risk of developing liver cancer?
#CancerFreeHIV #HIV #HIVonc #Knowledgeispower
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2 Sep 2022
"Among participants with advanced cancers entering ICI clinical trials...baseline CD4 counts do not differ by HIV status, low CD4 counts occur irrespective of HIV status, and CD4 counts <350 cells/µL do not appear to increase the risk of adverse events (AE) or impact survival"
2 Sep 2022
New #JITC article: Effect of CD4 T cell count on treatment-emergent adverse events among patients with and without HIV receiving immunotherapy for advanced cancer bit.ly/3qcyBgF @ThomasOdeny @gulleyj1 @ThomasUldrick @ramya_ramaswami
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2 Sep 2022
Many ICI trials exclude PLWH b/c of a misconception that all PLWH have low CD4 counts, and will thus have poor outcomes. However, many PLWH on ART have normal CD4 counts. This study shows that people w/o HIV can also have low CD4 counts, and counts <350 do not impact survival/AEs
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2 Sep 2022
The #ANCHOR study showed that treatment of high-grade pre-cancerous lesions in #PLWH reduced the risk of developing #analcancer. Ask your provider about anal #cancerscreening and report anal symptoms like blood, pain, itching, or lumps immediately
#HIVonc #Cancer #HIV #HIVAIDS
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2 Sep 2022
Palefsky JM, Lee JY, Jay N, et al. Treatment of Anal High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions to Prevent Anal Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2022;386(24):2273-2282. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2201048
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1 Sep 2022
For #PLWH, #HAART is just the first step in living well with #HIV. Be sure to see your #PCP for regular visits, eat healthy, exercise daily, make healthy lifestyle choices, and get recommended #cancerscreenings
#Cancer #CancerFreeHIV #AIDS #knowledgeispower #HIVonc
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28 Aug 2022
Great case series demonstrating the safety of advanced surgical procedures in cancer patients with HIV @SeanP_Dineen @coghill_anna @MoffittNews @benpowersmd @JPermuth
#CancerFreeHIV #HIV #AIDS #PLWH #knowledgeispower
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9 Jul 2022
Great figure by @sung_yun_pai @drkatelurain and Robert Yarchoan showing the relationship between immune defects caused by #HIV and how they can lead to #cancer. Let’s break it down! (1/5)
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9 Jul 2022
Pai SY, Lurain K, Yarchoan R. How immunodeficiency can lead to malignancy. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2021 Dec 10;2021(1):287-295. doi: 10.1182/hematology.2021000261. PMID: 34889385; PMCID: PMC8791117.
9 Jul 2022
function also becomes abnormal which can lead to B cell cancers. Finally, the HIV virus and other viruses that PLWH are more susceptible to activate the immune system over time and cause chronic inflammation. This can lead to further immune dysfunction resulting in (4/5)
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infection and cancer. That's a lot of information to take in, but the relationship between HIV and cancer is very complex and there is still much to learn (5/5).
#CancerFreeHIV #HIVAIDS #AIDS #Cancer #Knowledgeispower