Ablating High-Grade Anal Lesions Thwarts Progression to Cancer
A protocol in which high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) of the anal canal were immediately treated was more effective for
A protocol in which high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) of the anal canal were immediately treated was more effective for
Screening for precancerous anal cell changes and treating them early lowers the risk of progression to anal cancer in people living with HIV,
Treating high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions — primarily with office-based electrocautery — led to an almost 60% reduction in anal cancer
Anal cancer is not exactly rampant in people living with HIV (PLWH). According to University of California San Francisco’s Joel Palefsky, M.D., a
For many years, the lack of randomised data has limited screening programmes for anal cancer, even though rates are significantly higher in people
"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
The discovery that anal pre-cancer lesions can be detected and easily treated early to prevent the often deadly cancer is similar to what happened
Long-awaited results from the ANCHOR study suggest screening to detect precancerous lesions should be part of routine care.