Anal Cancer Stories
Patients Share Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Most anal cancer cases are linked to an infection with human papillomavirus (HPV).

It’s still a relatively rare cancer type, making up 0.5% of new cancer cases in the U.S. each year, according to the National Cancer Institute.

Explore our anal cancer stories, separated by subtype, told by patients who describe everything from first symptoms, treatment decisions, undergoing different therapies and treatment, and navigating life with anal cancer.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

It’s estimated that almost nine of ten anal cancer cases in the United States are squamous cell cancer.

Squamous cell cancer diagnoses can be treated either as an anal cancer or as a squamous cell cancer of the skin.

Adenocarcinomas

Carcinoma in situ

Hear from people living with anal cancer

Real experiences with diagnosis, treatment choices, side effects, and life beyond anal cancer — in their own words.