TY - JOUR
T1 - Anal Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions and Anal Cancer Management in Low Resource Settings
AU - Hawkins, Alexander T.
AU - Fang, Sandy H.
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PY - 2022/9/13
Y1 - 2022/9/13
N2 - A low resource setting (LRS) is defined as a health care system which does not meet the criteria defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) or other national/international organizations in the following areas: infrastructure, materials, and human resources. 1 Patients encounter barriers which limit their access to care and services that are considered standard of care. While LRS is most commonly associated with developing countries, it is easy to overlook communities in developed countries which lack the financial resources to afford basic health care. This article describes the societal implications and barriers to care for both squamous intraepithelial lesions (SILs) and anal cancer in LRS, the existing screening/surveillance approaches, available treatment approaches to anal cancer, and it also discusses potential evidence-based approaches to bridge the gap for these disparities in anal cancer care.
AB - A low resource setting (LRS) is defined as a health care system which does not meet the criteria defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) or other national/international organizations in the following areas: infrastructure, materials, and human resources. 1 Patients encounter barriers which limit their access to care and services that are considered standard of care. While LRS is most commonly associated with developing countries, it is easy to overlook communities in developed countries which lack the financial resources to afford basic health care. This article describes the societal implications and barriers to care for both squamous intraepithelial lesions (SILs) and anal cancer in LRS, the existing screening/surveillance approaches, available treatment approaches to anal cancer, and it also discusses potential evidence-based approaches to bridge the gap for these disparities in anal cancer care.
KW - anal cancer
KW - high-resolution anoscopy
KW - squamous intraepithelial lesions
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U2 - 10.1055/s-0042-1746188
DO - 10.1055/s-0042-1746188
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85139558164
SN - 1531-0043
VL - 35
SP - 396
EP - 401
JO - Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery
JF - Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery
IS - 5
ER -