Anal cancer is such a heavily stigmatised disease many patients don't disclose their diagnosis60 per cent of patients with anal cancer are womenBut she also felt a deep sense of embarrassment when she was told she had anal cancer.Like many with the disease, she told friends and family she was being treated for colon cancer.
St Vincent's immunologist John Hillman is leading an Australian-first trial of a therapy that targets precancerous cells and the virus that causes anal cancer. Until now, dealing with this stage of anal cancer has meant regular procedures to remove lesions, with the expectation they are likely to come back.Hamish Urquart is pleased with the results he's seeing while trialling radiofrequency ablation.
The technique applies energy in the radiofrequency wavelengths to the affected tissue with the aim of obliterating potentially dangerous cells.Later, the doctor will follow up by using a high-resolution anoscopy to check the lesions have been removed and there has been no progression towards anal cancer.
So they finally found a way to cut Daniel Andrews and the other politicians out of our lives?
This is great news science making strides in a good way.
Great news now we are seeing a massive spike in cancers since the mr na rollout with excess deaths sky high at 17% above normal.