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What is anal cancer?

... What is anal cancer? The anus. The anus is the body's opening at the lower
end of the intestines. ... Many kinds of tumors can grow in the anus. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/analcancer/overviewguide/anal-cancer-overview-what-is-anal-cancer

What is anal cancer?

... What is anal cancer? The anus. The anus is the body's opening at the lower
end of the intestines. ... Many types of tumors can develop in the anus. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/analcancer/detailedguide/anal-cancer-what-is-anal-cancer

Surgery for colorectal cancer

... Operations (such as polypectomy, local excision, and local transanal resection)
can be done with instruments placed into the anus, without having ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/overviewguide/colorectal-cancer-overview-treating-surgery

Surgery for colorectal cancer

... They are done with instruments inserted through the anus, without
making a surgical opening in the skin of the abdomen. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/detailedguide/colorectal-cancer-treating-surgery

How is anal cancer found?

... cases early. For this exam (called a DRE), the doctor puts a gloved finger
into the anus to feel for lumps or growths. A rectal ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/analcancer/overviewguide/anal-cancer-overview-diagnosed

Ileostomy: A Guide

... Unlike the anus, the stoma has no valve or shut-off muscle. ... The rectum and
anus The 2 end portions of the digestive tract are the rectum and anus. ...

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/002870-pdf.pdf

Anal Cancer Overview

... What is anal cancer? The anus The anus is the body's opening at the lower
end of the intestines. ... Many kinds of tumors can grow in the anus. ...

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003031-pdf.pdf

How is vulvar cancer staged?

... The cancer is growing into the anus or the lower third of the vagina or
urethra (the tube that drains urine from the bladder). ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/vulvarcancer/detailedguide/vulvar-cancer-staging

How is anal cancer diagnosed?

... Hemorrhoids are painful, swollen veins in the anus and rectum that may bleed.
They are a benign and fairly common cause of rectal bleeding. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/analcancer/detailedguide/anal-cancer-diagnosis

Surgery for anal cancer

... lymph nodes. In most cases, local resection preserves the sphincter
(the muscular ring that opens and closes the anus). This ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/analcancer/detailedguide/anal-cancer-treating-surgery