Smoking is sole risk for lung cancer for women with HIV
March 3rd, 2010
Cigarette smoking was the sole risk factor for the development of lung cancer in women with or at risk of HIV in a study published in the online edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
The study also showed that incidence rates of lung cancer were similar between the HIV-positive and HIV-negative women. However, the lung cancer incidence in the study population was three times that seen in the general female US population. Once again, this could be explained by smoking habits, the researchers found.