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I was diagnosed with anal cancer in april. My cancer was HPV related and that responds to chemo and radiation very well. I saw a surgeon and he said he'd only do surgery if treatment didn't cure the cancer. I did 6 weeks of radiation and 2 weeks of chemo. Jumping to Sept I had a sigmoidoscopy (sp) and the cancer is gone. It sounds like you need a second opinion .
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I am happy to hear that your cancer is gone. That gives me a lot of hope. I was diagnosed with anal cancer caused by HPV. I had 6 weeks of radiation combined with 6 weeks of chemo. My chemo was Xeloda and a one time infusion of Mitomycin. What chemo did you have? I am due to have avCAT scan in March 6th to find out if treatments worked. It’s been an anxiety filled few months. I feel better than I have in months, except for the fact that my sphincter muscle has stopped working. I suffered from radiation enteritis for more than a few months. I could barely eat anything and I won’t even mention the terrible pain from all the burns in my pelvic area. Now I am able to eat, but have no control over my bowels and have to wear heavy sanitary pads. I don’t know if that will heal or require surgery. Have you had any of those issues?
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I too have anal cancer caused byHPV. I finished six weeks of radiation and chemo in early Dec. I am anxiously waiting for a CAT scan on March 6th to know if the treatment worked. My tumor was very large. My doctor insists that I cannot have surgery to remove tumor if it is not gone.