SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

How to Reduce Anal Cancers in People With HIV

By Ethan Covey

Anal cancers disproportionately affect people living with HIV, particularly men who have sex with men (MSM). However, it may be possible to curb the disease impact, particularly through widespread HPV vaccination.

“People living with HIV experience approximately 19 times the rate of anal cancer than the general population,” said Grant Ellsworth, MD, an assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, in New York City, during a recent webinar hosted by the