Gay and bisexual men in the US lack basic information about anal cancer

CW Wheldon, SB Maness, JY Islam… - Journal of lower …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge of human papillomavirus
(HPV) as a cause of anal cancer among at-risk gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex …

Awareness and knowledge of anal cancer in a community-recruited sample of HIV-negative and HIV-positive gay and bisexual men

L Feeney, M Poynten, FJ Jin, C Cooper… - Sexual …, 2019 - CSIRO Publishing
Background Anal cancer disproportionately affects people with HIV infection, especially gay
and bisexual men (GBM). The awareness and understanding of human papillomavirus …

Anal cancer screening knowledge, attitudes, and experiences among men who have sex with men in Ottawa, Ontario

A Moores, JC Phillips, P O'Byrne… - The Canadian Journal …, 2015 - utpjournals.press
Anal cancer is rare; however, men who have sex with men (MSM) are at significantly
increased risk compared to the general population. In Canada, no widespread screening …

Knowledge of human papillomavirus and anal cancer among men who have sex with men attending a New York City sexually transmitted diseases clinic

DM Sanchez, P Pathela, LM Niccolai… - … journal of STD & …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at risk for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and
anal cancer (AC) yet little is known regarding MSM knowledge and risk perception for these …

HPV and anal cancer knowledge among HIV-infected and non-infected men who have sex with men

EA Fenkl, SG Jones, E Schochet, P Johnson - LGBT health, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the current status of what men who
have sex with men (MSM) know about anal cancer in terms of self-care behaviors/practices …

Health beliefs and attitudes associated with HPV vaccine intention among young gay and bisexual men in the southeastern United States

CW Wheldon, EM Daley, ER Buhi, AG Nyitray… - Vaccine, 2011 - Elsevier
Gay and bisexual men are at increased risk of anal cancer as a result of human
papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Prophylactic vaccination is a potentially effective strategy for …

Knowledge of anal cancer, anal cancer screening, and HPV in HIV-positive and high-risk HIV-negative women

JS Wells, L Flowers, S Paul, ML Nguyen… - Journal of Cancer …, 2020 - Springer
The incidence of anal cancer in HIV-positive women is a growing public health concern
where they have a 7.8-fold increased risk for anal cancer than women in the general …

The epidemiology of anal cancer

AE Grulich, IM Poynten, DA Machalek, F Jin… - Sexual …, 2012 - CSIRO Publishing
Anal cancer comprises malignancies of the anal canal principally of two morphologic
variants: squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and adenocarcinoma. In most settings, SCC …

Anal human papillomavirus infection and associated neoplastic lesions in men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis

DA Machalek, M Poynten, F Jin, CK Fairley… - The lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at greatly increased risk of human
papillomavirus (HPV)-associated anal cancer. Screening for the presumed cancer …

Factors associated with self-reported anal cancer screening history in men who have sex with men

JT Hicks, LY Hwang, S Baraniuk, M White… - Sexual …, 2018 - CSIRO Publishing
Background Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at greater risk of developing anal
cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) than the rest of the general population …