I Am Living With Both: Cancer And HIV
Cancer Prevention Tips Stay on effective HIV treatment. Stop smoking. Limit alcohol consumption. Eat a low-fat, high-fiber diet. Maintain a healthy weight. Exercise regularly. Protect yourself from the sun. Get vaccinated against hepatitis B and HPV. Get treated for hepatitis B or C. Get recommended cancer screenings. In July 2019, Liz Highleyman wrote an exciting article in which people living with Cancer and HIV. We are sharing the same with you. “As a long-term survivor living with HIV, Sean McKenna has faced numerous battles, including two episodes of skin cancer and several bouts of anal precancer. Jill Cadman, another long-timer, is living with HIV and Stage IV colon cancer. And they are not alone. “Almost every long-term survivor I know is dealing with HPV,” or human papillomavirus, which causes anal, cervical and oral cancer, McKenna says. “Our bodies are beaten down. So many of us in our 50s or 60s are experiencing things that d...