Kaposi's Sarcoma |
Kaposi Sarcoma; KS |
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a kind of sarcoma caused by a herpesvirus infection in which cancerous cells, as well as abnormal growth of blood vessels, form solid lesions in connective tissue. KS was historically very rare and found mainly in older men of Mediterranean or African origin (classic KS) or patients with severely weakened immune systems, such as after an organ transplant (immunosuppressive treatment related KS). However, in the early 1980s a more aggressive form, epidemic KS, began ...
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Resources
- AIDS-Related Cancers (National Cancer Institute)
- AIDS-Related KS (American Cancer Society)
- AIDSinfo (Office of the Director)
- American Cancer Society
- Can Kaposi's Sarcoma Be Found Early? (American Cancer Society)
- Can Kaposi's Sarcoma Be Prevented? (American Cancer Society)
- Cancer.gov Dictionary (National Cancer Institute)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Sarcoma, Kaposi (National Institutes of Health)
- Do We Know What Causes Kaposi's Sarcoma? (American Cancer Society)
- How Is Kaposi's Sarcoma Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society)
- How Is Kaposi's Sarcoma Staged? (American Cancer Society)
- Kaposi Sarcoma: SEER Incidence Age-Adjusted Rates, 1973-2000 (National Cancer Institute)
- Kaposi's Sarcoma (Medline Plus)
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Kaposi's Sarcoma (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Kaposi's Sarcoma (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Kaposi's Sarcoma Has Origin in Single Cell (Cancer Information Service, NCI, NIH, HHS)
- Kaposi's Sarcoma Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Kaposi's Sarcoma: What Happens after Treatment? (American Cancer Society)
- Kaposi's SarcomaTreatment - Patients (National Cancer Institute)
- National Cancer Institute
- National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program
- Panretin Consumer Information (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1975-2000: Kaposi's Sarcoma (National Cancer Institute) - Links to PDF File - males only, all races
- What Are the Key Statistics for Kaposi's Sarcoma? (American Cancer Society)
- What Are the Risk Factors for Kaposi's Sarcoma? (American Cancer Society)
- What Is Kaposi's Sarcoma? (American Cancer Society)
- What Should You Ask Your Doctor about Kaposi's Sarcoma? (American Cancer Society)
- What's New in Kaposi's Sarcoma Research and Treatment? (American Cancer Society)

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