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The convergence of the AIDS epidemic, HIV-related malignancies and infections, and extreme poverty creates a potentially insurmountable challenge to the overburdened health-care systems of resource-limited countries to provide care to their populations. Yet, given this reality, countries such as Malawi must meet these challenges. In this chapter, we review Malawi’s current approach to the management of HIV-related malignancies, address strategies for continued improvement, and highlight research progress that has been made in the area of Kaposi’s sarcoma management and goals for the future.
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Hosseinipour, M.C. (2010). HIV-Related Cancer Management in Resource-Limited Settings: A Case Study of Malawi. In: Dittmer, D., Krown, S. (eds) Molecular Basis for Therapy of AIDS-Defining Cancers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1513-9_3
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