Trends of Kaposi's sarcoma at AIDS diagnosis in Europe and the United States, 1987-94

S Franceschi; L Dal Maso; A Lo Re; D Serraino; C La Vecchia

doi:10.1038/bjc.1997.345

Trends of Kaposi's sarcoma at AIDS diagnosis in Europe and the United States, 1987-94

Br J Cancer. 1997;76(1):114-7. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1997.345.

Authors

S Franceschi¹, L Dal Maso, A Lo Re, D Serraino, C La Vecchia

Affiliation

¹ Servizio di Epidemiologia, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano (PN), Italy.

Abstract

As a proportion of AIDS-defining illnesses, Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) decreased from 1987-89 to 1993-94 in homosexual and bisexual men in all European regions and in the United States. Albeit underestimated, AIDS KS rates in the general male population at ages 25-49 are higher than those of the majority of cancer sites in the same age group.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Europe
Female
Homosexuality
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Sarcoma, Kaposi / complications
Sarcoma, Kaposi / epidemiology*
United States