Kaposi sarcoma

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As people with HIV grow older, Kaposi's sarcoma is making a comeback, even among those with well-controlled HIV. Dr. Kieron Leslie of San Francisco General Hospital discusses the cancer's return and its implications for patients with HIV.

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Lonny, 59, has been living with HIV since at least 1983, when he was diagnosed with Kaposi's Sarcoma. He started powerful anti-HIV treatment in 1996 and is now living a healthy life.

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