This is a bummer!
Anal cancer is increasing, especially among white and Hispanic women over the age of 65. The risk of life of developing anal cancer is around 1 in 500, according to the American Cancer Society, which provides for about 11,000 new cases and 2,000 deaths this year.
Dr. Evan Goldstein, an anal nyc surgeon, colloquially known as Dr. Butthole and “The Bottom Whisperer”, warns a sign of warning that can increase the risk of diagnosing with this “silent illness”.
“Anal cancer comes from the VPH virus and, for many, anal wart development,” said Goldstein, founder and CEO of Bespoke Surgical and Future Method, in The Post.
About 90% of anal cancers are linked to human papilomavirus infection (HPV).
HPV is a group of more than 200 related viruses, are mainly propagated through skin skin contact.
Disease control and prevention centers estimate that 85% of people will get HPV at some point.
It is known that some HPV strains cause anal warts and these benign growths can be difficult to distinguish.
They can be presented as once in the anal region or as a cluster that resembles cauliflower. Most are bred, but some are flat.
“Many think they are just leather tags and then find out that they are the HPV anal warts,” said Goldstein, author of “Butt seriously: the definitive guide to anal health, pleasure and everything that is in the middle.”
“They can be painful and itchy and cause bleeding.”
Some patients have no symptom and they may not know that they have anal warts.
The treatment includes topical medicines, cryotherapy or surgical elimination.
The body’s immune system often erases HPV infections naturally, usually in a few years, but some persist.
Chronic infections with certain types of high -risk HPV can cause changes in anal cells, which can lead to precancerous injuries. If they are not treated, they can move towards invasive anal cancer.
The symptoms of anal cancer are rectal hemorrhage, a piece near the anus, pain or pressure in the anal area, itching or unloading of the anus and changes in the bathroom habits.
In the early stages, there may be no notable symptoms.
“The idea is to catch it earlier with PAP riots of early detection and complete anoscopy (in a display in a camera and a high resolution area) with an appropriate anal practitioner,” advised Goldstein.
When it is early, anal cancer is often highly treatable. Survival rates five years after diagnosis are around 64%.
Prevention is key. All teenagers should get Gardasil 9, a series of features that can protect against certain types of HPV infections, said Goldstein.
Researchers suggest that the recent increase in anal cancer in older women could be due to the fact that these women were out of age recommended for HPV inoculation when they became widely available in 2006.
Goldstein also recommends seeing an anal specialist, especially if he participates in an anal game, for internal and external evaluations and anal pap frotis who can detect changes in cells that cover the anal channel.
“The more we talk [anal health] And standardize annual evaluations, similar to gynecology appointments, we will better all be, “he said.
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