[Potential role of alveolar macrophages in HIV persistence and lung disease].

While antiretroviral therapy (ART) has revolutionized the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and has enabled people living with HIV (PLWH) to achieve near-normal life expectancies, an HIV cure remains elusive due to the presence of HIV reservoirs. Furthermore, compared with individuals in the general population, PLWH support a higher burden of multimorbidity, including pulmonary diseases of both an infectious and non-infection nature, which may be a consequence of the formation of HIV reservoirs. Their gut, lymph nodes, brain, testes and lungs constitute important anatomic sites for the reservoirs.

Potential role of alveolar macrophages in HIV persistence and lung disease.

While antiretroviral therapy (ART) has revolutionized the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and has enabled people living with HIV (PLWH) to achieve near-normal life expectancies, an HIV cure remains elusive due to the presence of HIV reservoirs. Furthermore, compared with individuals in the general population, PLWH support a higher burden of multimorbidity, including pulmonary diseases of both an infectious and non-infection nature, which may be a consequence of the formation of HIV reservoirs. Their gut, lymph nodes, brain, testes and lungs constitute important anatomic sites for the reservoirs.

Impact of Cannabidiol and Exercise on Clinical Outcomes and Gut Microbiota for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Cancer Survivors: A Case Report.

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) remains a clinical challenge for up to 80% of breast cancer survivors. In an open-label study, participants underwent three interventions: standard care (duloxetine) for 1 month (Phase 1), oral cannabidiol (CBD) for 2 months (Phase 2), and CBD plus multi-modal exercise (MME) for another 2 months (Phase 3). Clinical outcomes and gut microbiota composition were assessed at baseline and after each phase.

Medical cannabis is effective for cancer-related pain: Quebec Cannabis Registry results.

Objectives: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of medical cannabis (MC) in reducing pain and concurrent medications in patients with cancer.

Methods: This study analysed data collected from patients with cancer who were part of the Quebec Cannabis Registry. Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), revised Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS-r) questionnaires, total medication burden (TMB) and morphine equivalent daily dose (MEDD) recorded at 3-month, 6-month, 9-month and 12-month follow-ups were compared with baseline values.

Sex differences exist in the perceived relief of cancer symptoms with medical cannabis: results from the Quebec Cannabis Registry.

Purpose: This study explored whether symptom relief differs by sex in patients with cancer receiving medical cannabis (MC) therapy.

Methods: This is an analysis of data collected from patients with cancer enrolled in the Quebec Cannabis Registry. MC was initiated for the therapeutic management of cancer symptoms.

Taste and smell disturbances in cancer patients: a scoping review of available treatments.

Purpose: Taste and smell disturbances in patients affected by cancer are very common, but often under-recognized symptoms. If not addressed properly, they may impact nutritional status, food enjoyment, and quality of life. Treatment tools available for clinicians to manage chemosensory alterations are limited and are often based on personal clinical experiences.

Health-related quality of life across cancer cachexia stages.

Cancer cachexia (CC) is common in advanced cancer and is accompanied by negative effects on health-related quality of life (HRQOL). However, methods to identify the impact of CC on HRQOL are limited. Single questionnaire items may provide insight on the effect of CC on HRQOL.