Australia’s first anal cancer screening guidelines for people living with HIV

Australia’s first anal cancer screening guidelines for people living with HIV has been released by the Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM). The guidelines provide a critical framework around screening and treatment for healthcare providers.

Professor Jason Ong FRACP and Vice-President of the ASHM is a Melbourne-based sexual health physician and researcher. He said evidence-based screening was essential to lower the anal cancer incidence rate in men who have sex with men who are living which HIV, which is more than 60 times higher than the general population.

The Guidelines were developed by ASHM in collaboration with representatives from community and sector organisations, including Alfred Health, Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Monash University, National Association of People with HIV Australia, Positive Life NSW, St Vincent's Health Australia, Kirby Institute, and UNSW Sydney.

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