Lack of awareness and provider capacity mean less than 1 in 20 at highest risk were screened in 2019.
Less than one in twenty people with HIV at highest risk of anal cancer received screening for the condition in 2019 in the United States and around one-third had no access to screening through their care facility, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study has found.
However, another recent study has found that anal self-examination or examination by a partner enabled detection of early-stage anal cancer lesions with a high degree of agreement with clinician exams, allowing earlier treatment. Self-examination may serve as a useful community-led tool for raising awareness of the need for anal cancer screening.
Read the full story at Aidsmap.
Source : Aidsmap
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