Anal cancer
All about cancer of the anus, including symptoms and causes, tests to diagnose anal cancer, treatment including surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, combined chemoradiation and current research. Living with anal cancer covers coping with your diagnosis, diet, managing a colostomy (stoma) and how treatment may affect your sex life.
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