Open AccessAnal cancer: Current standards in care and recent changes in practice
Author(s) -
Shridhar Ravi,
Shibata David,
Chan Emily,
Thomas Charles R.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/caac.21259
Subject(s) - current (fluid) , anal cancer , cancer , medicine , engineering , electrical engineering
Answer questions and earn CME/CNE The management of squamous cell carcinomas of the anal canal has evolved from surgery as first‐line treatment to curative chemoradiation, with surgery reserved for salvage. Significant progress has been made in understanding how to most effectively deliver chemotherapy and reduce toxicity through advancements in radiation delivery. The purpose of this article is to review the multimodality approach to the diagnosis and management of anal cancer based on a review of the published data and in light of available guidelines. CA Cancer J Clin 2015;65: 139–162. © 2015 American Cancer Society.