Making the point in response to a recent article in AIDS showing that “Black patients had higher mortality than white or Hispanic patients (hazard ratio 2.07, 95% confidence interval 1.12–3.82), even after adjusting for covariates. This mortality difference correlates with higher rates of advanced Kaposi‘s sarcoma disease and KS-IRIS in black patients compared with other … Read more

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UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is working closely with the new Malawi Cancer Hospital. The Dittmer group is involved in supporting laboratory design, laboratory infrastructure and specific studies on Kaposi Sarcoma. https://unclineberger.org/news/malawi-cancer-visit