The Villain: Anal Cancer
The anus is the opening at the end of the rectum through which body waste passes. Anal cancer is an uncommon cancer whereas cancer cells develop in the anus.
Anal Cancers are highly treatable when diagnosed in the early stages before the malignancy has spread beyond the primary site, with 82% of five-year survival. The five-year survival then drops to 60% if diagnosed by the time it has spread to surrounding lymph nodes. And about 20% of patients live over five years when it has started to spread to distant organs.
The overall five-year survival rate diagnosis of anal cancer is 60% for men, while women have higher probability of 71%.
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