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Integration of HIV Status in Cancer Surveillance in South Africa: A Call for Action.

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CMCarole MetekouaTWTracey WiggillTTTinashe Tombe-Nyahuma

Key Points

  • The aim is to assess and improve HIV status documentation among cancer patients in South Africa.
  • Evaluation of current HIV status documentation practices among cancer patients.
  • Assessment of reporting processes to cancer registries.
  • Recommendations for improving clinician and pathologist education on HIV ascertainment.
  • Improvement in HIV status documentation noted over time.
  • Current HIV ascertainment remains inadequate at cancer diagnosis.
  • Enhanced reporting to cancer registries can inform better patient care and control efforts.

Abstract

HIV status documentation among people with cancer has improved over time, but it is still suboptimal. Clinicians and pathologists in HIV endemic areas need to improve HIV ascertainment at cancer diagnosis and reporting to cancer registries to inform patient care and guide cancer control efforts.

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Metekoua et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a3d8a7ec16d51705d2fbf9https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.71661
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