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Published in final edited form as: Curr Epidemiol Rep. 2026 Jan 17;13(1):3. doi: 10.1007/s40471-025-00378-2

Table 1.

Summary of studies grouped by cancer screening type and characteristics of study participants included in each study of cancer prevention among people with HIV in the United States, 2010–2024

Author (Publication year) Study design Study setting Study years Sample size
Participant characteristics
Total sample size* People with HIV n Age Sexual behavior and/or orientation Sex Gender identity Race and ethnicity

Anal cancer screening
Apaydin (2018) Mixed-methods Clinic-based 2016 14 6 ≥ 18 years
Mean age: 49 years
Gay: 93%
Bisexual: 7%
MSM: 100%
NR Male: 100% White: 93%
More than one race: 7%
Cachay (2018) Retrospective cohort Clinic, EHR 2001–2012 X 2804 ≥ 18 years
Median age: 40 years
MSM: 80% Male: 88%
Female:11%
NR NH-Black: 13%
Hispanic: 17%
NH-White: 62%
NH-Other: 8%
Cachay (2023) Retrospective cohort Clinic, EHR 2007–2020 X 8239 ≥ 18 years
Median age: 44 years
MSM: 62% Male: 86%
Female: 14%
Cisgender Persons: 98%
Transgender Persons: 1.4%
Black: 15%
White: 62%
Others: 23%
Hispanic Ethnicity: 27%
Cruz (2023) Cross-sectional Community-based 2020–2021 X 202 ≥ 26 years
Median age: 54 years
Heterosexual: 55%
Homosexual: 38%
Bisexual: 8%
MSM: 44%
Male: 68%
Female: 32%
Men: 67%
Women: 32%
Transgender persons: 1%
Hispanic Ethnicity: 100%
Puerto Rican
D'Souza (2013) Prospective Cohort Community and Clinic-based 2010–2011 1742 820 ≥ 18 years Median age: 55 years MSM: 100% Male: 100% NR NH-Black: 20%
NH-White 67%
Other: 13%
Hernandez (2013) Prospective Cohort Community-based 1998–2005 X 318 ≥ 18 years
Mean age: 42.5 years
MSM: 100% Male: 100% NR Asian: 2%
Black: 2%
Hispanic: 7%
NH-White: 88%
Other: 1%
Hernandez (2024) Prospective Cohort Community-based 2018–2022 238 129 ≥ 50 years MSM: 100% Male: 97% Cisgender: 97%
Transgender: 3%
Asian/AI/AN: 7%
Black: 10%
NH-White: 64%
Hispanic White: 5%
Other/Mixed: 13%
Junkins (2024) Retrospective Cohort Clinic-based 2018 X 1,114 20–79 years
Median: 48 years
Homosexual: 62%
Heterosexual: 21%
Bisexual: 11%
Other: 6%
Men: 100% NR Black: 55%
White: 42%
Other: 2%
Kutner (2024) Sequential Explanatory Mixed-Methods Clinic-based 2022–2023 X 13 ≥ 35 years
Median age: 47 years
Gay: 62%
Bisexual: 23%
Queer: 8%
Heterosexual: 8%
NR Cisgender: 85%
Transgender: 16%
Latinx: 31%
Asian: 15%
Black: 31%
White (non-Latinx): 23%
Multiracial: 8%
Nyitray (2023) Cross-sectional Community-based 2020–2022 241 65 ≥ 25 years
Median age: 46 years
Gay: 82%
Bisexual: 12%
Other: 2%
NR Men: 94%
Transgender, nonbinary or other: 6%
NH-Black: 19%
Hispanic: 13%
NH-White: 66%
Other: 2%
Rim (2024) Cross-sectional National Survey 2019 X 4,100 ≥ 18 years Lesbian or Gay: 42%
Heterosexual: 46%
Bisexual: 9%
Other: 3%
NR Cisgender males: 75%
Cisgender females: 23%
Transgender females: 2%
NH-Black: 42%
Hispanic/Latino: 22%
NH-White: 29%
Other: 7%
Schwartz (2013) Cross-sectional Clinic-based 2009–2010 X 305 ≥ 18 years
Median age: 53 years
MSM: 100% Male: 100% NR White: 90%
Non-White: 10%
Non-Hispanic: 88%
Hispanic: 12%
Wells (2018) Retrospective Cohort Clinic, EHR 2010–2013 X 200 ≥ 18 years
Mean age: 49.7 years
MSM: 21%
Non-MSM: 80%
Male: 51%
Female: 49%
NR White: 5%
Black: 74%
Hispanic: 5%
Other: 16.5%
Wells (2022) Cross-sectional Clinic-based NR X 149 ≥ 21 years
Median age: 46 years
Heterosexual/ Straight: 14%
Bisexual/ Other: 18%
Lesbian/gay: 68%
Born male: 89%
Born female: 11%
NR Black: 79%
White: 16%
Hispanic/Latino/Other: 5%
Ye (2021) Retrospective cohort Clinic, EHR 2006–2018 X 4482 ≥ 18 years
Median age: 46 years
Heterosexual: 41%
MSM: 55%
Other:0.2%
NR Men: 76%
Women: 23%
Transgender persons: 0.5%
Black: 60%
White: 36%
Other: 4%
Breast cancer screening
Weinstein (2016) Retrospective cohort Clinic, EHR 2003–2008 X 292 ≥ 40 years NR Female: 100% NR Black: 70%
Hispanic: 11%
White: 18%
Other: 1%
Cervical cancer screening
Baranoski (2011) Retrospective cohort Clinic, EHR 2003–2008 X 549 18–60 years Mean age: 39.3 years NR Female:100% NR Black: 71%
Hispanic: 14%
White: 15%
Other: 1%
Baranoski (2012) Retrospective cohort Clinic, EHR 2003–2007 X 177 ≥ 18 years
Mean: 37.3 years
NR Female:100% NR Black/African: 72%
Hispanic: 15%
White: 13%
Barnes (2018) Retrospective cohort Clinic, EHR 2010–2014 X 1490 18–64 years NR Female: 100% NR White/Other: 13%
Black: 72%
Hispanic: 15%
Bynum (2016) Cross-sectional Clinic-based 2011–2012 X 145 ≥ 18 years
Mean: 46 years
NR Female:100% NR Black: 90%
AI/AN: 1%
White: 6%
Other: 2%
Dailey Garnes (2015) Cross sectional Clinic, EHR 2007 X 498 ≥ 34 years
Median: 43 years
NR Female: 100% NR Black: 73%
White: 7%
Hispanic: 19%
Other: 1%
Fletcher (2014) Qualitative Focus Groups Clinic-based 2012 X 33 ≥ 18 years
Median: 51 years
NR NR Women: 100% Black: 70%
White: 12%
Hispanic: 18%
Fletcher (2014) Cross-sectional Clinic-based 2007–2009 X 138 ≥ 18 years
Mean: 45.4 years
NR Female: 100% NR White: 12%
Black: 79%
Latino/Hispanic: 6%
Other: 3%
Frazier (2016) Cross-sectional National Survey 2009–2010 X 2270 ≥ 18 years NR Female: 100% NR Black-NH: 62%
Hispanic/Latino: 17%
White-NH: 17%
Other: 4%
Logan (2010) Retrospective Cohort Clinic, EHR 2000–2006 X 200 ≥ 18 years
Mean: 38 years
NR Female: 100% NR White, NH: 20%
African American: 57%
Hispanic: 23%
Peprah (2018) Retrospective cohort Clinic, EHR 2005–2014 X 554 ≥ 18 years
Median: 41 years
NR Female: 100% NR Black: 79%
White: 17%
Other: 4%
Soto-Salgado (2024) Cross-sectional National Survey 2018–2021 X 3,871 ≥ 18 years NR Female: 100% NR Hispanic/Puerto Rican: 100%
Tello (2010) Mixed-methods Clinic-based 2008 X 200 ≥ 18 years
Mean: 46 years
NR Female:100% NR Caucasian: 11%
African American: 85%
Other: 4%
Colorectal cancer screening
Burkholder (2015) Retrospective cohort Clinic, EHR 2003–2010 X 265 ≥ 50 years MSM: 59%
Heterosexual men: 19%
NR Men: 79%
Women: 21%
White: 60%
Black/African American: 40%
Kelly (2021) Cross-sectional Clinic-based NR X 270 ≥ 40 years
Mean: 55 years
NR Male: 100% NR Black or African American: 100%
Lam (2019) Retrospective cohort Clinic, EHR 2005–2016 32, 396 3,177 50–75 years
Mean: 53 years
NR Male: 91% NR White, NH: 59%
Hispanic: 15%
Black, NH: 14%
Asian, NH: 4%
Other: 7%
Momplaisir (2012) Cross-sectional Clinic. EHR 2010 X 115 50–81 years NR Male: 71%
Female: 29%
NR White: 26%
Black and/or Hispanic: 74%
Lung cancer screening
Islam (2023) Retrospective cohort Clinic, EHR 2012–2021 365 73 50–80 years NR Male: 55%
Female: 45%
NR White, NH: 65%
Black, NH: 28%
Hispanic: 2%
Lopez (2022) Retrospective cohort Clinic, EHR 2016–2018 X 256 55–80 years
Mean: 60 years
MSM: 63%
Heterosexual: 57%
Male: 75%
Female: 23%
Transgender Female: 1% NH-White: 67%
NH-Black: 27%
Other: 7%
Triplette (2023) Mixed-methods Clinic-based 2021–2022 X 64 ≥ 18 years Median: 59 years NR NR Female: 16%
Male: 81%
Other: 3%
AI/AN: 11%
Asian: 5%
Black: 11%
White: 69%
Other: 6%
Prostate cancer screening
Leapman (2022) Cohort Clinic, EHR 2000–2015 123,472 37,819 ≥ 45 years Median: 52 years NR Male: 100% NR White: 40%
Black: 48%
Hispanic: 8%
Other: 4%
Multiple cancer screening types
Momplaisir (2014) Cross-sectional Clinic-based 2010–2011 762 401 ≥ 50 years (M)
≥ 40 years (W)
Mean: 54 years
NR NR Male: 54%
Female: 45%
Transgender persons: 5%
White, NH: 29%
Black, NH: 45%
Other: 5%
Rahangdale (2010) Retrospective Cohort Clinic, EHR 2002–2006 X 60 ≥ 18 years NR Female: 100% NR Black: 43%
Hispanic: 28%
White: 25%
Other: 4%
Short (2019) Cross-sectional National Survey, linked with EHR 2013–2014 X 2766 ≥ 18 years NR Female: 100% NR NH-Black: 62%
Hispanic/Latina: 20%
NH-White: 15%
Other: 3%
Simonsen (2014) Retrospective cohort Clinic, EHR 2009 X 192 ≥ 18 years NR Female: 100% NR Caucasian: 68%
African: 24%
Other: 6%

Abbreviations: NR Not reported, EHR electronic health record, NH Non-Hispanic, MSM Men who have sex with men

*

Total denotes total sample size, including those without HIV. X indicates that the study only includes people with HIV, therefore the total is reported in the People with HIV “n” column