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DEFINITION<\/h2>\n
Anal cancer is an uncommon type of cancer that occurs in the anal canal. The anal canal is a short tube at the end of your rectum through which stool leaves your body.<\/div>\n

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Anal cancer can cause signs and symptoms such as rectal bleeding and anal pain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Most people with anal cancer are treated with a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. Though combining anal cancer treatments increases the chance of a cure, the combined treatments also increase the risk of side effects.<\/div>\n

CAUSES<\/h2>\n
Anal cancer forms when a genetic mutation turns normal, healthy cells into abnormal cells. Healthy cells grow and multiply at a set rate, eventually dying at a set time. Abnormal cells grow and multiply out of control, and they don’t die. The accumulating abnormal cells form a mass (tumor). Cancer cells invade nearby tissues and can separate from an initial tumor to spread elsewhere in the body (metastasize).<\/div>\n

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Anal cancer is closely related to a sexually transmitted infection called human papillomavirus (HPV). Evidence of HPV is detected in the majority of anal cancers. HPV is thought to be the most common cause of anal cancers.<\/div>\n

SYMPTOMS<\/h2>\n

Anal cancer signs and symptoms include:<\/strong>
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