Anal Cancer

Introduction: Anal Cancer

Anal Cancer: Cancer (malignant) that develops in the tissues of the anus. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Anal Cancer is available below.

Symptoms of Anal Cancer

• Bleeding per rectum
• Altered bowel habit
• Tenesmus
• Weight loss
• Abdominal pain

See full list of 17 symptoms of Anal Cancer

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Anal Cancer:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests

Medical Textbooks Online about Anal Cancer

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Anal Cancer?

• Misdiagnosis of Anal Cancer
• Underlying causes of Anal Cancer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Misdiagnosis and Anal Cancer

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called ...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can also kill the "good"...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning). In fact, it's more likely to be an ...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of...read more »

Spitz nevi misdiagnosed as dangerous melanoma skin cancer: One possible misdiagnosis to consider in lieu of melanoma is spitz nevi. See melanoma and...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer, ...read more »

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Causes of Anal Cancer

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More information about causes of Anal Cancer:

• Anal Cancer as a complication caused by other conditions
• Anal Cancer as a symptom

Videos for Anal Cancer

Patient Surveys for Anal Cancer

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Prognosis for Anal Cancer

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Reseach about Anal Cancer

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Clinical Trials for Anal Cancer

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Anal Cancer include:

• Chemoprevention of Anal Neoplasia Arising Secondary to Anogenital Human Papillomavirus Infection in Persons With HIV Infection. - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Isotretinoin,Interferon alfa-2a
• A Study of Anal Cancer Development in HIV Infected People - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Anal Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - cisplatin,fluorouracil,mitomycin
• Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Anal Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - cisplatin,fluorouracil
• Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - human papillomavirus 16 E6 peptide,human papillomavirus 16 E7 peptide

See full list of 19 Clinical Trials for Anal Cancer

Statistics for Anal Cancer

• Medical statistics for Anal Cancer
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Anal Cancer
• Death and Mortality statistics for Anal Cancer
• Society statistics for Anal Cancer

Types of Anal Cancer

• Anal squamous cell carcinoma (epidermoid carcinoma)
• Bowen's disease
• Anal small cell carcinoma

Read more about Types of Anal Cancer

Stories from Users Related to Anal Cancer

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User Interactive Forums

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Definitions of 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)