What is Anal Cancer?
What is Anal Cancer?
- Anal Cancer: Cancer (malignant) that develops in the tissues of the anus.
- Anal Cancer: Cancer relating to the anus. Tumors of the anal margin (below the anal verge and involving the perianal hair-bearing skin) are classified with skin tumors.
Source - Diseases Database
Anal Cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Anal Cancer, or a subtype of Anal Cancer,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Anal Cancer: Introduction
Types of Anal Cancer:
Types of Anal Cancer:
Broader types of Anal Cancer:
How many people get Anal Cancer?
Incidence (annual) of Anal Cancer: estimated 4,650 new cases of anal cancer will be diagnosed in the US in 2007, National Cancer Institute website
Incidence Rate of Anal Cancer: approx 1 in 58,494 or 0.00% or 4,649 people in USA [about data]
How serious is Anal Cancer?
Complications of Anal Cancer:
see complications of Anal Cancer
Deaths for Anal Cancer: 580 estimated deaths for anus/anal canal/anorectum cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
What causes Anal Cancer?
Causes of Anal Cancer: see causes of Anal Cancer
What are the symptoms of Anal Cancer?
Symptoms of Anal Cancer:
see symptoms of Anal Cancer
Complications of Anal Cancer:
see complications of Anal Cancer
Can anyone else get Anal Cancer?
Contagion of cancer: generally not; see details in contagion of cancer.
Anal Cancer: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Anal Cancer.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Anal Cancer.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Anal Cancer:
see treatments for Anal Cancer
Research for Anal Cancer:
see research for Anal Cancer
Society issues for Anal Cancer
Hospitalization statistics for Anal Cancer:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Anal Cancer:
- 0.02% (2,712) of hospital consultant episodes were for malignant neoplasm of anus and anal canal in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 93% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of anus and anal canal required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 42% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of anus and anal canal were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 58% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of anus and anal canal were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 12% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of anus and anal canal required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 9.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for malignant neoplasm of anus and anal canal in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 5 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for malignant neoplasm of anus and anal canal in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Anal Cancer:
Organs and body systems related to Anal Cancer include:
Name and Aliases of Anal Cancer
Main name of condition: Anal Cancer
Class of Condition for Anal Cancer: cancer
Other names or spellings for Anal Cancer:
Anal tumor, Anus cancer, Anus tumor, Cancer of the anus
Cancer of the Anus
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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