Kaposi's sarcoma primary prevention
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
There are no established measures for the primary prevention of [disease name].
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There are no available vaccines against [disease name].
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Effective measures for the primary prevention of [disease name] include [measure1], [measure2], and [measure3].
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[Vaccine name] vaccine is recommended for [patient population] to prevent [disease name]. Other primary prevention strategies include [strategy 1], [strategy 2], and [strategy 3].
Primary Prevention
There are no established measures for the primary prevention of kaposi's sarcoma. However, there are some measures to significantly lower the risk of disease as followings:[1][2]
- Avoiding risky sexual practices, such as having unprotected sex
- Avoiding using intravenous (IV) needles that have been used by someone else
- Use antiviral drugs
References
- ↑ Casper C, Wald A (2007). "The use of antiviral drugs in the prevention and treatment of Kaposi sarcoma, multicentric Castleman disease and primary effusion lymphoma". Curr. Top. Microbiol. Immunol. 312: 289–307. PMID 17089802.
- ↑ Goedert, J. J. (2002). "Risk Factors for Classical Kaposi's Sarcoma". CancerSpectrum Knowledge Environment. 94 (22): 1712–1718. doi:10.1093/jnci/94.22.1712. ISSN 1460-2105.