Anatom3DAnal cancer
Carcinoma ani · Rakovina řiti (análního kanálu)
What it is
A cancer mostly caused by HPV, treated with chemoradiation that usually spares the sphincter; the HPV types in the vaccine cause most cases.
Symptoms & signs
- Bleeding from the anus
- pain or a lump
- itching and discharge
- change in bowel habit
🚩 Get help if…
- see a doctor soon Bleeding from the bottom that keeps coming back
- see a doctor soon Lump or sore at the anus that does not heal
- see a doctor soon Pain, itch or discharge from the anus for over 3 weeks
- see a doctor soon Losing control of the bowels
Where it strikes
Medical treatment
- Examination and biopsy
- chemoradiotherapy (mitomycin and 5-FU)
- surgery for recurrence
- immunotherapy for advanced disease
Natural & lifestyle
- HPV vaccination
- no smoking
- safe sex
Emerging & experimental
- Screening of high-risk groups by anoscopy
- therapeutic HPV vaccines
Alternative, off-label & anecdotal
Approaches used outside the guidelines, with what their supporters report and what testing has found so far.
- Herbal suppositories — anecdotal; they delay diagnosis anecdotal / traditional
- Curcumin — lab studies on HPV cancers early / small studies
- Cannabis oil — anecdotal anecdotal / traditional
ICD codes
- ICD-10 C21
- ICD-11 2C00.Z Malignant neoplasms of anus or anal canal, unspecified