Anal cancer is a cancer that arises from the anus, the distal opening of the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms can include bleeding from the anus or a lump near it, along with pain, itchiness, or discharge, and a change in bowel movements may also occur.
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ICD-10 Chapter Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Anal Cancer
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3. World Health Organization: Noncommunicable diseases (fact sheet)
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The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
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The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
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Anal cancer is a cancer which arises from the anus, the distal opening of the gastrointestinal tract.
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ancer which arises from the anus, the distal opening of the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms may include bleeding from the anus or a lump near the anus. Other symptoms may include pain, itchiness, or discharge from the anus. A change in bowel movements may als
View the SourceAbdominoperineal resection (Wikipedia)
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An abdominoperineal resection (abbreviated as AP resection, APR, or APER), formally known as an abdominoperineal resection of the rectum or an abdominoperineal excision of the rectum, is a surgical procedure performed to treat rectal cancer or anal cancer.
Nigro protocol (Wikipedia)
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A 2024 systematic review of the literature found that chemoradiation with 5-FU and mitomycin C, as used in the Nigro Protocol, improves outcomes like colostomy-free survival in anal cancer patients compared to alternatives like cisplatin.
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