HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today 8/4/09 7:00 AM editors@... (MNT Editors) Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine

Risk of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers is greater for people living with AIDS and increases with increasing immunosuppression, according to a new study published online July 31 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Although the risk of HPV-associated cancers is known to be higher among people with AIDS, the extent to which HIV-related immunosuppression plays a role is unclear. Anil K. Chaturvedi, Ph.D.