NAlso, anal cancer is a taboo subject and the diagnosis of many people affected is uncomfortable: on the one hand, because the disease affects the anal region – but also because viruses favor it, which in many cases are transmitted through sex and skin contact. In 90 percent of all cases, an infection with human papillomavirus, or HPV for short, is the trigger. Increasing numbers are being reported from Germany, as reported by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in the 12th cancer registry “Cancer in Germany”, which has just been published. However, the data on new disease and death rates only go back to 2016. According to the RKI, women have a significantly better survival risk (69.5 percent) than men (60.7 percent). According to the professional association of German paediatricians, around 1,750 men and women fall ill with anal cancer every year – the cancer is fatal for around 400 of them. But how do you know that you are affected?
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