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Recurrent Anal Cancer
Diagnosed with Stage IIa Anal Cancer in 2022. Underwent standard Nigro protocol. Was NED for 9 months before cancer returned in same spot. Had APR...
Cryotherapy used in anal cancer?
Anyone have cryotherapy to kill an anal tumor? How about injections directly into the tumor?
Worried this might be anal cancer
Have been having this pain around the left side of my anus its very painful mostly at night and feels hard,This pain as lasted for...
Looking for Anal Cancer Support: Anyone else here with anal cancer?
Does the American Cancer Society have any chats or phone help with people who have actually had cancer? I only reach paid personnel who read...
Fecal incontinence post rectal/anal cancer
Hello out there. I’m a 60 year old male who was diagnosed with squamous cell anal/rectal cancer 10/21/24. I went through two rounds of 5-FU/mitomycin...
Anyone else have Anal cancer?
Anyone out there that has had a mass of cancer in the lower part of the rectum and what was the outcome ? My husband...
Anal/rectal & bowel spasms/cramps in anal cancer
Wow, that was one of the worst weeks for pain ever, & my treatment hasn't started yet. 4 days in bed with severe unrelieved abdominal...
Radiation + Chemo (Mitomycin-Fluorouracil) for anal cancer: Anyone?
I have been diagnosed with anal cancer and start treatment this weekend. I will have 6 weeks of radiation therapy, 5 days a week, plus...
Anyone whose had experience with persistent anal cancer and Apr
I completed the Nigro protocol 18 months ago but my tumour never completely resolved 3 months ago it began growing again and fdg uptake went...
Stage IV ureter cancer in 2021, new diagnosis anal cancer
I had surgery, chemotherapy & radiation therapy in 2021 for ureter cancer. Now I’ve been diagnosed with anal cancer, with lymph node involvement. Does anyone...
Anyone else have Anal cancer: What treatments did you have?
Anyone had anal cancer? And what treatment?
Bowel issues after anal cancer treatment: Had the interstim procedure?
After anal cancer treatment (radiation and chemo) I am having trouble with my bowels. Going to the bathroom 3-4 times a day. Have had physical...
Living with long-term bowel side effects post anal cancer treatment
I’m an anal cancer survivor (2014–2017) still struggling with severe bowel side effects years later. I’ve tried HBOT, biofeedback, and diet changes, but incontinence continues...
How do you tell people about new diagnosis of anal cancer?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/how-do-you-tell-people-about-new-diagnosis-of-anal-cancer/
Just got diagnosed with anal cancer, found in colonoscopy. It is squamous cell with basaloid features. Meet with oncologist next Friday to learn treatment options....
Had anal and colon cancer
At the moment I’m in a mess had anal cancer 7 weeks of radiotherapy 18 months later I got colon cancer ended up with a...
Anal itching with colon cancer?
Has anyone experienced anal itching after having surgery for colon cancer? Stage 4, here with metastasis to the liver in September 2020. Surgery in March...
Anal Pre-Cancer with HPV 16/18
In 2015 I had my first colonoscopy, by a local GI doctor, with removal and biopsy of rectal/anal polyps. Pathology returned with AIN III/HPV 16...
Effects of Radiation on Anal and Vaginal tissue.
Receving Proton therapy for anal cancer has caused me to develop hemorrhoids and sore, raw places around the anus and just inside the vaginal wall.Aside...
Has anyone dealt with anal stenosis?
I recently completed treatment for anal cancer. The radiation has done so much damage. I’ve gone from one thing to another and now have anal...
Discharged from being followed for cancer
Has anyone else been discharged from being followed for anal cancer? I was diagnosed 7 years ago and ended treatment a few months later -...
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