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- Title
Anal Cancer.
- Authors
Romanofski, David J.
- Abstract
The article offers information on anal cancer and treatment. Topics discussed include anal anatomy and physiology, etiology and epidemiology of anal cancer, risk factors and prevention, signs, symptoms and differential diagnosis for anal cancer and perianal skin cancer. Also discussed are methods of diagnosing anal cancer including endoscopy, biopsy and imaging techniques, staging and specific treatments recommended for each stage.
- Subjects
ALLIED health personnel; ANTINEOPLASTIC agents; ANUS; CANCER chemotherapy; CANCER patient medical care; CANCER relapse; CISPLATIN; COLOSTOMY; COMBINED modality therapy; DIAGNOSTIC imaging; DIET in disease; DIET therapy; DRUG monitoring; DIETARY fiber; FLUOROURACIL; INTRAVENOUS therapy; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; METASTASIS; NEEDLE biopsy; PATIENT positioning; PRECANCEROUS conditions; PROCTOSCOPY; RADIATION doses; RADIATION dosimetry; RADIATION injuries; RADIOTHERAPY; SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma; SURVIVAL analysis (Biometry); TOMOGRAPHY; POSITRON emission tomography; TUMOR classification; PROFESSIONAL practice; CONTINUING education units; DISEASE remission; MITOMYCINS; EARLY detection of cancer; ANAL tumors; DIGITAL rectal examination; SYMPTOMS; INNERVATION; PREVENTION; DIAGNOSIS; ANATOMY; TUMOR risk factors
- Publication
Radiation Therapist, 2014, Vol 23, Issue 2, p165
- ISSN
1084-1911
- Publication type
Article