Anal Cancer


There are about 20 000 new cases of anal cancer per year globally, of which an estimated 90% are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.
New research by scientists from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, characterizes the contribution of different oncogenic HPV types to the development of anal cancer, in HIV-negative men and women as well as in high-risk HIV-positive populations.
Dr Gary Clifford, a scientist in the Infections and Cancer Epidemiology Group at IARC, explains the key findings of the study.
Read more:
http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-ce....ntre/iarcnews/2017/H
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After Michele Longabough’s anal cancer returned, her doctors encouraged her to travel from her home in Kansas to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Today, Michele is cancer-free and says she’s happy she decided to come to MD Anderson.
“I wouldn’t be here without MD Anderson,” she says.
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