Smokers with HIV Far More Likely to Die of Lung Cancer

Smokers with HIV Far More Likely to Die of Lung Cancer

People who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus and who smoke are far more likely to die from lung cancer than HIV, researchers said Monday. “Having HIV and using tobacco may together accelerate the development of lung cancer,” warned the report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine. Smoking reduces life expectancy…

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Smokers with HIV Far More Likely to Die of Lung Cancer