Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Stage of Cancer: Stage 3B

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Anal cancer squamous cell

Cancer Symptoms: Anal skin tag...burning..itching...cramps....constipation ....tired

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Two groin nodes removed July 2, 2012 Anal skin tag removed Aug, 2012

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Starting Aug 27th 5FU and Mito C

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Stage of Cancer: Stage 3B

Cancer Symptoms: Stool changes, bloody stools

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: 2 IV chemo treatments, on day one, then 2nd delayed due to dehydration, also 6 pills/day for 30 days, same timing as radiation, very tired, no appetite, lost 15 pounds

Bio: Updated: 09/24/17--I am 55 y/o female. ** Updated 12/13/2015--- I am now 4.5 years post Dx and Tx. The following information was the beginning of my cancer journey. Currently, I am NED. I do have side effects from…more

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Stage of Cancer: Stage 2

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: squamous cell carcinoma of the anus

Cancer Symptoms: Chronological order: Blood-tinged drainage for months, then heavy bleeding with BMs-which I "hoped", for months, would go away. A hard skin tag, change in stool appearance, increased difficulty defecating. PAIN!

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: 02/17/11: Anal fissurectomy with lateral sphincterotomy. Only SE was pain. Now, I can poo w/o pain for the first time in MONTHS. It still looks weird (TMI.) This found the CA. 07/03/12--anal/rectal biopsy of suspicious tissue found during a DRE. Thankfully,…more

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Mitomycin and f5u-begin 4/12/11. . . . I was EXTREMELY tired and became EXTREMELY short-of-breath (ended up with bronchitis, but I have asthma.) One of the meds, Mytomycin, I think, can adversely affect the lungs. My thyroid got messed…more

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Stage of Cancer: Stage 1

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squamous cell carcinoma in the anus, basaloid, and poorly differentiated neuroendocrine

Cancer Symptoms: Blood in stools, lower right abdominal pain. Frequent bouts of diarrhea.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Tumor excision 7/31/15

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Cisplatin and 5fu 9/23/15 pump 96 hours/week 1, repeated 4th week 10/21/15 mouth sores, partial hair loss, oral thrush, dehydration, loss of potassium.

Bio: At the age of 66 I never thought the wheels would come off like this. During a routine colon- oscopy in 2012 the gastro found a small lump in my anusup about 1 inch on the left. He did a…more

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Stage of Cancer: Stage 4

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Neuroendocrine carcinoma high grade small cell

Cancer Symptoms: Pain, Bleeding, Mucous, Pulmonary Embolisim

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Wore chemo injector for two weeks in November of 2012 with 3 weeks between each week while receiving radiation. Hospitalized 2 days for extreme chest pain due to chemo.

Bio: My name is Michele and I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Anal Cancer in February 2010. I asked my OB-Gyn doctor to check what I thought was a hemorrhoid flare up at my routine pap smear visit, and discovered it…more

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Stage of Cancer: Stage 4

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the anus

Cancer Symptoms: Rectal bleeding, itching, sciatic pain. (thought my hemorhoid was acting up)

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Laminectomy and tumor removal of the metestatic sacral tumor. This was done microscopically (with a small spoon). Nov 2012 Wedge resection right lower lobe via thoracotomy.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: 2 rounds, 96 hours each week 1 and week 5 during radiation of 5-FU. Mytomycin-C first round only. Hairloss, nausea, vomiting, 30 pounds of weight loss. Recurrence 2013- 4 rounds of Cisplatin with 46 hours of 5-FU with each round.

Bio: Interdisciplinary artist, author and university professor.

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Stage of Cancer: Stage 2

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Cancer Symptoms: Janury 3, 2005 - discovered an anal fissure while on vacation; went to clinic and was advised to put PrepH on it and check back with my doctor if it did not help. Fissure would not heal since…more

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: March 20, 2009 - Biopsy of fissure tissure

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: 5FU: 5/18/09 to 5/21/09 and 6/15/09 to 6/18/09 Mitomycin once on 5/18 and once again on 6/15/09

Bio: I was just diagnosed with anal melanoma a month ago. The doctors I see are not sure how to treat it. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Stage of Cancer: Stage 3

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Anal Carcinoma

Cancer Symptoms: The mass is located right inside my anal. It blocks off bowel movements. It will come out and cause severe pain and bleeding. I have to push the mass back in.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Complete colostomy done September 29, 2016.

Death Date: August 12, 2017

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Stage of Cancer: Stage 1

Cancer Symptoms: I did'nt have much symptoms exact I was itching back there and I felt this slump that seemed to be getting bigger I thought it was a hemmroid since I had dealt with them as a child but after the…more

Bio: I'd describe myself as a fun-loving, active, wife, mother, home mortgage consultant. Been married to my husband 31 years in July, 2012. We've had a lot of fun. He's my rock. I have two fabulous children; Amber (30) and Sam…more

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Stage of Cancer: Stage 3A

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Anal Cancer (Squamous Cell)

Cancer Symptoms: None really, but about 3 months before colonoscopy had some swelling and bleeding down there. Thought it might be hemorrhoids. If it happened a second time I was going to check it.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Mitomycin and 5FU - 2 rounds