Prevalence and Risk Factors for Anal Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions in Women

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Authors

Elizabeth A. Holly · University of California, San Francisco

Mary L. Ralston · National Institute of Pathology

Teresa M. Darragh · National Institute of Pathology

Ruth M. Greenblatt · Cancer Research And Biostatistics

Naomi Jay · National Institute of Pathology

Joel M. Palefsky · University of California, San Francisco

Abstract

HIV-positive women had a higher risk of abnormal anal cytology than did HIV-negative women with high-risk lifestyle factors. These data provide strong support for anoscopic and histologic assessment and careful follow-up of women with abnormal anal lesions.

Topics & Keywords

Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Cervical Cancer and HPV Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 93, Issue 11, pp. 843-849

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/93.11.843

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