Pap test is basic exam that women do after 20 years old, this test help doctors spot precancerous lesions and wipe them out before they have a chance to turn malignant.
Dr. Joel Palefsky, director of the Anal Neoplasia Clinic at UCSF, encourages anal Pap tests for gay men and other groups at high risk of developing anal cancer.
"We haven't proven it yet, but we believe that we are likely to be preventing anal cancer," said Palefsky, who hopes this summer to publish results from a study on anal cancer prevention. "Our approach is to move forward on the assumption that we are preventing cancer and working in parallel to the kind of research studies that will convince everyone else."
| Tags: Cancer, Men's Health, Sexual Health |
Labels: Cancer, Men's Health, Sexual Health, Women's Health
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