Man in remission from blood cancer and HIV after remarkable treatment

Paul Edmonds of California is fifth-known person in world confirmed to be in remission from both, says cancer institute

Doctors say a man in California who contracted blood cancer while living with HIV is in remission from both potentially fatal illnesses thanks to a treatment they are hailing as remarkable and encouraging.

Paul Edmonds is only the fifth-known person in the world confirmed to be in remission for both acute myelogenous leukemia and HIV, according to a recent news release from City of Hope, the national cancer institute that provided his medical care.