A recently completed study by the World Health Organization (WHO) determined that women with HIV have a considerably higher risk (up to 6 times more likely) of developing vertical cancer. In fact, nearly "5% of all cervical cancer cases worldwide are attributable to HIV infection." The WHO study, published as a systematic review and meta-analysis in the November 2016 issue of The Lancet Global Health, determined that 63.8% of women in Southern Africa diagnosed with cervical cancer were living with his, the highest rate of all 4 continents (Africa, Asia,, Europe, and North America) included in the study.
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