Introduction

• HIV-infected patients are at increased risk of several cancers
• The following malignancies are AIDS defining: KS, high-grade B-cell NHL, and ICC
• Management of patients with AIDS-defining malignancies should involve a multidisciplinary team (Management Guidelines)^{[BHIVA HIV Cancer]}
• Early referral of patients with malignancies to expert clinicians appears to improve outcomes^{[BHIVA HIV Cancer; Brook 2004]}

HIV-infected individuals are at an increased risk of developing several cancers, 3 of which are classified as AIDS-defining malignancies:

• Kaposi’s sarcoma
• High-grade B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), including primary central nervous system lymphoma
• Invasive cervical cancer