Anal Cancer

Anal cancer is the development of cancer at the end of the GI tract or anus, this is the opening at the end of the GI tract that allows solid waste products to exit the body upon defecation or “pooping”. Though one of the more rare forms of GI cancer with only about 8 thousand new cases diagnosed annually it is a high risk diagnosis and early detection, diagnosis and treatment is associated with the best outcomes. Treatment includes: radiation, surgery, chemotherapy or a combination of several therapies.