A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Optimizing and Advancing Cancer Care for People Living with HIV

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Dr. Elizabeth Yu Chiao, Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine joins the University of Washington/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research to discuss a multi-disciplinary approach to optimizing and advancing cancer care for people living with HIV.

Dr. Chiao’s research interests include the study of virally associated malignancies, particularly HPV-associated cancers, and the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV-associated cancers. The principal focus of her HPV-related work has been on identifying the improved screening algorithms utilizing HPV tests for HPV-related pre-cursor disease. In particular, she and her group are interested in identifying cost-effective approaches for screening HIV-infected individuals, who are at high risk for HPV-related cancers. She and her collaborators are focusing on providing evidence-based data to support risk-based approaches for screening and prevention guidelines for prevention of HPV-related cancers in high-risk individuals.