First global estimate of breast cancer incidence in women living with HIV

A new study by researchers from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) estimates for the first time the global and regional burden of breast cancer among women living with HIV. The study, published in the International Journal of Cancer, combined GLOBOCAN estimates of age-specific breast cancer incidence for each country with the corresponding UNAIDS estimates of HIV prevalence. The results showed that in 2012, more than 6000 women with HIV, most of them premenopausal women living in sub-Saharan Africa, were diagnosed with breast cancer. With an increase in breast cancer incidence expected during the next decade, early detection efforts and research into treatments for this specific population are needed.

McCormack V, Febvey-Combes O, Ginsburg O, Dos-Santos-Silva I
Breast cancer in women living with HIV: a first global estimate
Int J Cancer, Published online 11 July 2018;
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.31722

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