Word: sarcoma
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...pneumonia. As viruses and bacteria multiply out of control, competing for body cells and destroying them far faster than they can be replaced, victims can be stricken with severe cases of herpes and tuberculosis. What is more, they lose their resistance to some types of cancer, particularly Kaposi's sarcoma...
...results from great suffering. These are the portraits of an AIDS survivor, sketched and painted by Marberger's friends since it was confirmed , that he had the disease. They are a tribute to a man who will not quit. When Marberger learned in 1985 that he had Kaposi's sarcoma, a rare form of skin cancer that is sometimes associated with AIDS, his reaction was to fight the assault by the AIDS virus no matter what the cost in money or suffering. The co-owner of a successful Manhattan art gallery, he sold off paintings, two homes...
...difficult, however, to explain the case of Louie Nassaney of Van Nuys, Calif., a robust 33-year-old who has defied doctors who told him in May 1983 that he had AIDS and would live for only three to six months. Today, even though he has Kaposi's sarcoma, tires easily and suffers from diarrhea, Nassaney works out for two hours in the gym three times a week, skis and plays racquetball. He shuns all prescription medicines, relying instead on a regimen of eight to twelve grams of vitamin C a day, garlic and herbs. His routine includes acupuncture...
...York report comes at a time when researchers are trying to broaden the definition of the deadly syndrome to include all of the damage that can be caused by HIV infection, not just terminal AIDS. A textbook case of AIDS, involving Kaposi's sarcoma or Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, represents only the tip of the iceberg. Epidemiologists estimate that for every person with AIDS, there may be as many as ten more suffering from other illnesses caused by the virus. "The real disease starts when you become infected with HIV," says William Haseltine, chief of biochemical pharmacology at the Dana-Farber...
...common but curable venereal disease. Doctors prescribed several antibiotics and put him on a low-salt diet. Nothing worked. His muscles wasted away, and his lungs filled with fluid. Robert R. died on May 15, 1969. An autopsy revealed the distinctive purplish lesions of AIDS- related Kaposi's sarcoma...