Kaposi's Sarcoma Treatments WisdomCard™

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  1. WrongDiagnosis: Treatment List For Kaposi's Sarcoma wrongdiagnosis.com - Treatment List For Kaposi's Sarcoma
  2. University of California, San Francisco (UCSF): Kaposi's Sarcoma Treatments ucsfhealth.org - Kaposi's Sarcoma Treatments
  3. Gale Encyclopedia (via HealthAtoZ): Kaposi's Sarcoma Causes And Symptoms healthatoz.com - Kaposi's Sarcoma Causes And Symptoms
  4. A.D.A.M. (via The New York Times Health Guide): Kaposi's Sarcoma Treatments health.nytimes.com - Kaposi's Sarcoma Treatments
  5. Merck Manuals: Kaposi's Sarcoma: Diagnosis and Treatment merck.com - Kaposi's Sarcoma: Diagnosis and Treatment
  6. Cancerbackup: Treatment For Kaposi's Sarcoma cancerbackup.org.uk - Treatment For Kaposi's Sarcoma
  7. Harvard Medical School (via About.com): Kaposi's Sarcoma Treatment symptomchecker.about.com - Kaposi's Sarcoma Treatment
  8. NHS Direct: Kaposi's Sarcoma Treatment nhsdirect.nhs.uk - Kaposi's Sarcoma Treatment
  9. American Cancer Society (ACS): How Is Kaposi Sarcoma Treated? cancer.org - How Is Kaposi Sarcoma Treated?
  10. MediResource (via C-Health): Treating And Preventing Kaposi's Sarcoma chealth.canoe.ca - Treating And Preventing Kaposi's Sarcoma


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Research Notes on Kaposi's Sarcoma Treatments


Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) can often be effectively palliated for many years, and this is the specific aim of the treatment. In KS associated with immunodeficiency or immunosuppression, treating the cause of the immune system dysfunction can slow or stop the progression of KS. In 40% or more of patients with AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma, the Kaposi lesions will shrink upon first starting highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). …read more from Wikipedia

Fast Facts:

  • People with KS usually develop raised, often painless lesions that can develop any place on the body.1
  • Doctors confirm possible KS diagnosis by doing a skin lesion biopsy.1
  • People who have kidney transplants are also at risk for Kaposi's sarcoma.2

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gale Encyclopedia (via HealthAtoZ): Kaposi's Sarcoma
  2. ↑ A.D.A.M. (via The New York Times Health Guide): Kaposi's Sarcoma Causes

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