Daily Cancer Risk Fact: Anal Cancer
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15. Anal cancer
True or false: Anal cancer is a sexually transmitted disease.True (in most cases). The incidence of anal cancer has been increasing over the last 30 to 40 years, likely related to the prevalence of the human papilloma virus (HPV), which is the cause of 80 percent to 90 percent of anal cancer cases.See all the facts at www.philly.com/whatsmyrisk.Join us every day this month for a special project between Philly.com/health and OncoLink. Throughout the month of April, What's My Risk? will provide a daily fact you may not know about your risk of getting cancer.What's My Risk? is a comprehensive program designed to help the user learn about factors that determine their personal risk of many types of cancer and what they can do to decrease that risk. Find out more about Cancer Risk and Prevention.
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