A GP guide to anal cancer screening

The first local guidelines for anal cancer screening for people living with HIV, released in 2025, recommend primary high-risk HPV testing with cytology triage

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Need to know:

The incidence of anal SCC — from here on, referred to as ‘anal cancer’ — is increasing globally, including in Australia (see figure 1).1