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human
Why aren't more people cured of HIV with bone marrow transplants?

It's been 13 yrs since the first person was cured while attempting to treat their cancer and several others have been as well. Why isn't this used as a treatment? Is it just because it's so hard to find a match? If so, why isn't there a HUGE push for sites like Be The Match? Every time it happens every article just says "this may lead to a cure" well it's been over a decade now.
gpt
Because its incredibly dangerous.  The treatment itself nearly killed the guy. The only reason they did it, is because he would've been dead in a few months anyway. He had both HIV and Cancer, the cancar treatment was a bone marrow transplant. 

They just used a very specific donor marrow and curing his HIV was a secondary outcome.

HIV is no longer a death sentence, its not worth the risk to the patient. Except in extreme cases.