Australia’s first anal cancer screening guidelines released, but there’s a catch

An application for the MBS listing of anal HPV testing, cytology, HRA and HSIL treatment is under consideration.
Professor Jason Ong.

Australia has moved a step closer to anal cancer screening for people with HIV with the release of new best practice guidelines.

The guidelines, released by ASHM in March, recommend three-yearly HPV screening for at-risk individuals, with similar triage to the cervical screening program.