1890 Silver Cross Boulevard, Suites 410 and 520, New Lenox, Illinois 60451, in Silver Cross Hospital.
Phone: (815) 717-8730 Fax: (815) 717-8729
Symptoms of anal cancer include:
Anal cancer accounts for only one to two percent of all gastrointestinal cancer. Rates, however, are rapidly increasing. People with other risk factors for anal cancer include individuals:
Screening for high risk groups, especially people who have anal receptive intercourse, anal warts, or HIV positive patients is recommended.
Risk for anal cancer can be reduced by having regular check-ups, using condoms to avoid skin to skin contact when having anal receptive intercourse and avoiding sexual contact when your partner has anal warts.
Small cancers found early can be treated with excision. For larger, more advanced cancers, chemotherapy and radiation may be used.
For early cancers, or cancers that respond to chemotherapy and radiation, a colostomy is usually not needed. For more advanced or recurrent cancer, permanent colostomy may be needed due to removal of the entire anal area.
Early detection is important in the treatment of anal cancers. A rectal exam and a routine anoscopy (a physical exam which uses a lubricated, lighted instrument to aid in visualization of the entire anal canal), can assist in early detection. Anal pap smears may also be used to detect abnormal cells in the anal canal. Another technique, called HRA or high resolution anoscopy, can also assist doctors is better viewing the entire anal canal and anal area. Biopsy may accompany any of these exams for accurate diagnosis.
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