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HIV and cancer in Africa

AORTIC 2019 Conference

Published: 7 Feb 2020

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Ntokozo Ndlovu - University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Harare, Zimbabwe

Ntokozo Ndlovu speaks to ecancer at the 2019 AORTIC conference in Maputo about HIV and cancer in Africa.

She explains that in southern Africa the HIV problem is considered an epidemic and health personnel have not been quite sure what to do with patients with HIV and cancer.

She believes that the advent of antiretroviral drugs has resulted in better outcomes for these patients.

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