ShutterstockPeople with both HIV and hepatitis B have a higher rate of non-liver cancers compared to other people with HIV, a large European study has found.
The study investigators, who have published their findings in the journal HIV Medicine, say that people coinfected with HIV and hepatitis B may need extra screening for some common cancers. The study found that the rate of non-liver cancers was 23% higher in people with HIV and hepatitis B compared to people with HIV alone.
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