The inside story. physicians' views on digital ano-rectal examination for anal cancer screening of HIV positive men who have sex with men

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 188-191

  Ong, Jason ^a   Chen, Marcus ^a   Temple Smith, Meredith ^a   Walker, Sandra ^b   Hoy, Jennifer ^c   Woolley, Ian ^d   Grulich, Andrew ^e   Fairley, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HEALTH   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anal cancer; Anal cancer screening; Digital ano rectal examination (DARE); HIV; Men who have sex with men (MSM)

Indexed keywords

ANAL CANCER SCREENING; ANUS CANCER; ANUS TUMOR; ARTICLE; DIGITAL ANO-RECTAL EXAMINATION (DARE); HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (MSM); STATISTICS;

ANAL CANCER; ANAL CANCER SCREENING; DIGITAL ANO-RECTAL EXAMINATION (DARE); HIV; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (MSM);

ANUS NEOPLASMS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84901312810     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 14755793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969141313515463     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Van Leeuwen MT, Vajdic CM, Middleton MG, McDonald AM, Law M, Kaldor JM, et al. Continuing declines in some but not all HIV-associated cancers in Australia after wide-spread use of antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 2009 Oct 23;23(16):2183-90.
2. Machalek DA, Poynten M, Jin F, Fairley CK, Farnsworth A, Garland SM, et al. Anal human papillomavirus infection and associated neoplastic lesions in men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Oncol 2012 May;13(5):487-500.
3. Palefsky JM, Holly EA, Hogeboom CJ, Berry JM, Jay N, Darragh TM. Anal cytology as a screening tool for anal squamous intraepithelial lesions. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol 1997 Apr 15;14(5):415-22.
4. Annual Surveillance Report of HIV, viral hepatitis, STIs. The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales; 2012 [2/10/13]; Available from: http://www.kirby.unsw.edu.au/surveillance/2012-annual-surveillance-report-hiv-viral-hepatitis-stis
5. Kwong JJ, Cook P, Bradley-Springer L. Improving anal cancer screening in an ambulatory HIV clinic: experience from a quality improvement initiative. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2011 Feb;25(2):73-8.
6. Palefsky J. Human papillomavirus and anal neoplasia. Current HIV/AIDS reports 2008 May;5(2):78-85.
7. Moran MG, Barkley Jr TW, Hughes CB. Screening and management of anal dysplasia and anal cancer in HIV-infected patients: a guide for practice. The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care: JANAC 2010 Sep-Oct;21(5):408-16.
8. Steele SR, Varma MG, Melton GB, Ross HM, Rafferty JF, Buie WD, et al. Practice parameters for anal squamous neo-plasms. Diseases of the colon and rectum 2012 Jul;55(7):735-49.
9. Szmulowicz UM, Wu JS. Squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal: a review of the aetiology, presentation, staging, prognosis and methods available for treatment. Sexual health 2012 Dec;9(6):593-609.