| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Monatliche Neuheiten
Tobacco and HIV
Tobacco and HIV
Over 1.2 million people in the US are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and an estimated 34-47% smoke cigarettes. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among people with HIV (PWH) on antiretroviral therapy. It is estimated that life expectancy among HIV-positive smokers is reduced by at least 16 years compared with HIV-positive nonsmokers, and that 94% of lung cancer diagnoses among PWH could potentially be prevented by eliminating cigarette smoking in this population. (NIH – National Cancer Institute, USA, aufgerufen am 09.05.2026)