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Anal Cancer

Anal cancer is relatively rare. At Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, we have the expertise to treat your cancer and minimize difficult side effects. As the only National Cancer Institute–designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Georgia, Winship offers access to some of the highest-quality and most innovative care in the state.

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Why Winship for Your Anal Cancer

Anal cancer is a relatively rare disease, diagnosed in fewer than 10,000 people per year nationwide. Treating it requires a level of expertise you won’t easily find at community cancer centers.

Fortunately, the gastrointestinal oncology team at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and research of anal cancer. We analyze every case of anal cancer individually at the molecular level and craft treatment plans that are unique to your specific cancer, including investigational treatments whenever necessary.

Yes, a diagnosis of anal cancer can be difficult to hear. But research institutions, including Winship, are making progress every day in the treatment of anal cancer and symptom management. We’ll do everything in our power to treat your cancer while honoring your quality of life.

Dedicated Gastrointestinal Cancer Specialists

Even more than with other cancers, it’s imperative that patients with anal cancer seek treatment at a center that has lots of experience with the disease. At Winship, we treat more patients with anal cancer than anywhere else in the state. Here, every member of your care team — including your medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, surgeon and pathologist — is an expert in not only cancer management but anal cancer specifically. You won’t find that level of expertise at community cancer centers.

Diagnostics That Go Further

Your individual treatment plan depends on an accurate and precise diagnosis. That’s why we use the most advanced imaging techniques and diagnostic technology to understand your anal cancer from every angle.

Tailored Anal Cancer Treatment Planning

We look beyond your cancer’s stage to find out what’s driving its growth at the molecular level. Then we design a treatment plan to target your specific anal cancer with precise, powerful treatments while minimizing side effects.

Treatment You Can’t Get at Other Centers

With more clinical trials than any other cancer center in the state, you’ll have access to the most advanced and innovative treatments for your specific anal cancer.

More Promising Outcomes

Not only do we have better anal cancer survival rates as compared with non-NCI-designated centers, but there’s more to outcomes than that. We also focus on maintaining a good quality of life, lowering recurrence rates and strive to deliver treatment with fewer side effects.

Support Every Step of the Way

Our anal cancer team is here for you and your family to lean on throughout your journey. Our nutritionists, nurse navigators, social workers, physical therapists, counselors and more will do everything in their power to make your experience easier.