South Africa's most ignored disease: anal cancer

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Dr Mark Faesen advocates why South Africa needs a proper anal cancer screening programme for at-risk populations.

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Dr Mark Faesen is a specialist gynaecologist and reproductive medicine specialist. He works with the Clinical HIV Research Unit (CHRU) in its cervical cancer screening and prevention clinic. He recently started raising awareness about anal cancer screening in SA. His pioneering work includes conducting anal Pap smears for high-risk patients visiting the HIV clinic and pushing for funding to establish comprehensive screening programmes.
2 Feb English South Africa Health & Fitness

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