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Anal Disorders

The anus is where stool leaves your body when you go to the bathroom. It is made up of your outer layers of skin and the end of your large intestine. Anal cancer is a disease in which cancer cells form in the tissues of the anus.

Anal cancer is rare. It is more common in smokers and people over 50. You are also at higher risk if you have HPV, have anal sex, or have many sexual partners.

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Results 1 - 10 of 186 for Anal cancer
  1. Anal Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... skin and the end of your large intestine. Anal cancer is a disease in which cancer cells form in the tissues of the anus. Anal cancer is rare. It is more common in smokers ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/analcancer.html - Health Topics
  2. Anal cancer 
    Anal cancer is cancer that starts in the anus. The anus is the opening at the end of ... the anus when you have a bowel movement. Anal cancer is fairly rare. It spreads slowly and is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007652.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Treatment Option Overview (Anal Cancer) From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Anal cancer treatment options include radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and/or surgery. Get detailed information about newly diagnosed and recurrent anal ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/types/anal/patient/anal-treatment-pdq#_50 - External Health Links
  4. Stages of Anal Cancer From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Anal cancer treatment options include radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and/or surgery. Get detailed information about newly diagnosed and recurrent anal ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/types/anal/patient/anal-treatment-pdq#_26 - External Health Links
  5. Anal Cancer Treatment From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Anal Cancer/Start Here ... Anal Cancer ... National Cancer Institute ... Anal cancer treatment options include radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and/or surgery. Get detailed ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/types/anal/patient/anal-treatment-pdq - External Health Links
  6. Living as an Anal Cancer Survivor (American Cancer Society)  
    Anal Cancer/Living With ... Anal Cancer ... American Cancer Society ... Completing treatment for anal cancer can be both stressful and exciting.
    https://www.cancer.org/.../after-treatment/follow-up.html - External Health Links
  7. Tests for Anal Cancer (American Cancer Society)  
    Anal cancer is often fairly easy to diagnose because it is in a fairly easy-to-reach area.
    https://www.cancer.org/.../how-diagnosed.html - External Health Links
  8. What Causes Anal Cancer? (American Cancer Society)  
    The exact cause of anal cancer is not known, but most anal cancers seem to be linked to infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV).
    https://www.cancer.org/.../causes-risks-prevention/what-causes.html - External Health Links
  9. Risk Factors for Anal Cancer (American Cancer Society)  
    The most common risk factor for anal cancer is HPV infection. Learn about it and other risk factors here.
    https://www.cancer.org/.../causes-risks-prevention/risk-factors.html - External Health Links
  10. Drugs Approved for Anal Cancer From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    ... drugs approved by the FDA for use in anal cancer. The drug names link to NCI's Cancer Drug ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/drugs/anal - External Health Links
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