Combining anal cytology with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) testing was more effective in detecting anal cancers and precancers in people with HIV than either test alone, and reduced referrals ...
Global anal cancer incidence is increasing. High resolution anoscopy (HRA) currently screens for anal cancer, although the definitive test remains unknown. To improve on intraluminal imaging of the ...
New recommendations for screening and treatment are based on the results of a major national study led at UCSF. Results from a national study led by UC San Francisco informed the first guidelines at ...
"In theory, looking for and treating high-grade disease (like we know works in the cervix) is a potential way to prevent anal cancer in high-risk individuals," Joel Palefsky, MD, lead investigator of ...
New recommendations for screening and treatment are based on the results of a major national study led at UCSF. Results from a national study led by UC San Francisco informed the first guidelines at ...
A large clinical trial of people living with HIV has found that treating anal precancerous growths known as high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, or HSIL, reduces the chance that anal cancer ...