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Screening for anal cancer by pap smear is suggested among HIV-positive patients and homosexual men. | |||
==Screening== | ==Screening== | ||
Anal [[pap smear]]s similar to those used in [[cervical cancer]] screening have been studied experimentally for early detection of anal cancer in high-risk individuals.<ref>Cichoki, Mark. [http://aids.about.com/cs/conditions/a/analpaps.htm "Anal Papilloma Screening"] on About.com</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Chiao EY, Giordano TP, Palefsky JM, Tyring S, El Serag H |title=Screening HIV-infected individuals for anal cancer precursor lesions: a systematic review |journal=Clin. Infect. Dis. |volume=43 |issue=2|pages=223-33 |year=2006 |pmid=16779751 |doi=10.1086/505219}}</ref> | Anal [[pap smear]]s similar to those used in [[cervical cancer]] screening have been studied experimentally for early detection of anal cancer in high-risk individuals.<ref>Cichoki, Mark. [http://aids.about.com/cs/conditions/a/analpaps.htm "Anal Papilloma Screening"] on About.com</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Chiao EY, Giordano TP, Palefsky JM, Tyring S, El Serag H |title=Screening HIV-infected individuals for anal cancer precursor lesions: a systematic review |journal=Clin. Infect. Dis. |volume=43 |issue=2|pages=223-33 |year=2006 |pmid=16779751 |doi=10.1086/505219}}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamad Alkateb, MBBCh [2]
Overview
Screening for anal cancer by pap smear is suggested among HIV-positive patients and homosexual men.
Screening
Anal pap smears similar to those used in cervical cancer screening have been studied experimentally for early detection of anal cancer in high-risk individuals.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Cichoki, Mark. "Anal Papilloma Screening" on About.com
- ↑ Chiao EY, Giordano TP, Palefsky JM, Tyring S, El Serag H (2006). "Screening HIV-infected individuals for anal cancer precursor lesions: a systematic review". Clin. Infect. Dis. 43 (2): 223–33. doi:10.1086/505219. PMID 16779751.