"Early Lung Cancer Surgery Is Safe and Effective for People With HIV" - Liz Highleyman
A study performed by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai comparing postoperative complications and mortality among HIV-positive and HIV-negative U.S. veterans undergoing surgery for early-stage lung cancer did not see any significant differences in rates of postsurgical complications or death. “Concerns regarding short-term surgical complications should have limited influence on treatment decisions for people with HIV with lung cancer,” said study author Keith Sigel, MD, associate professor of medicine, general internal medicine and infectious diseases at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He added, “In a national antiretroviral-era cohort of lung cancer patients undergoing surgical lung resection, short-term outcomes after surgery did not differ significantly by HIV status.”
— Keith M Sigel, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai