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  • "It's a kick in the head," said the 54-year-old Louisvillian, who has a cancer called Kaposi's sarcoma in several spots on his skin.

    A life and death wait for cancer medications in short supply 2011

  • Today I must tell you that 120 gay men in the United States -- most of them here in New York -- are suffering from an often lethal form of cancer called Kaposi's sarcoma or from a virulent form of pneumonia that may be associated with it.

    The Angry Prophet Is Dying 2007

  • These patches are caused by a cancer of the blood vessels or lymph nodes called Kaposi’s sarcoma.

    Chapter 22 1997

  • And my dad said, 'Oh he has this skin cancer called Kaposi's sarcoma.'

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • These illnesses are referred to as "opportunistic" infections or diseases: in AIDS patients the most common are Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), a parasitic infection of the lungs, and a type of cancer known as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).

    infoplease - Daily Almanac 2008

  • These illnesses are referred to as "opportunistic" infections or diseases: in AIDS patients the most common are Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), a parasitic infection of the lungs, and a type of cancer known as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).

    infoplease - Daily Almanac 2008

  • These illnesses are referred to as "opportunistic" infections or diseases: in AIDS patients the most common are Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), a parasitic infection of the lungs, and a type of cancer known as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).

    infoplease - Daily Almanac 2008

  • These illnesses are referred to as "opportunistic" infections or diseases: in AIDS patients the most common are Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), a parasitic infection of the lungs, and a type of cancer known as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).

    infoplease - Daily Almanac 2008

  • These illnesses are referred to as "opportunistic" infections or diseases: in AIDS patients the most common are Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), a parasitic infection of the lungs, and a type of cancer known as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).

    infoplease - Daily Almanac 2008

  • These illnesses are referred to as "opportunistic" infections or diseases: in AIDS patients the most common are Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), a parasitic infection of the lungs, and a type of cancer known as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).

    infoplease - Daily Almanac 2008

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