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Anal Cancer Learning Center

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Anal cancer is an uncommon cancer occurring in the tissues that make up the opening through which stool passes out of the body.The anus is the opening at the end of the large intestine(rectum) through which solid waste ...

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Symptoms
The previously-held belief that anal cancer is caused by the chronic irritation associated with cracks(fissures), hem...
Causes
The previously-held belief that anal cancer is caused by the chronic irritation associated with cracks(fissures), hem...
Tests
If a lump is felt, a small sample of the lump will be removed( biopsy) through a small endoscope(flexible viewing ins...
Treatments
The American Joint Committee on Cancer and the Union Internationale Contra le Cancer developed a staging system for a...
Alternative Therapies
Although alternative and complementary therapies are used by many cancer patients, very few controlled studies on the...
Risk Factors
Complications
Atlanta: American Cancer Society, 2000.Minsky, Bruce, John Hoffman, and David Kelsen."Cancer of the Anal Region."
Prevention
There is moderately strong evidence linking anal cancer with human immunodeficiency virus (AIDS) infection, cigarette...

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