Intro
This section provides contact details and referrals to organisations for support and more information. This includes information specific to anal cancer, as well as organisations that provide services to people who have had or been affected by cancer more broadly. It also provides details of organisations that provide services and information to gay men and HIV-positive people. Not all of these organisations will have experience with anal cancer specifically.
A sexual health service or GP that sees a lot of gay men may be helpful if you have questions or concerns. You can also talk to them about screening options and vaccination for HPV. You can search for these sexual health services and GPs in your area here.
For gay men diagnosed with anal cancer, access to therapeutic groups has been more difficult as the numbers of people presenting at any one time with anal cancer tends to be small and people are not always willing to discuss their issues in a group.
Due to the relatively small number of people presenting at any one time with anal cancer, there may not yet be specific support groups or activities for anal cancer in your area. Many gay men with anal cancer may also find it difficult to discuss their issues in broader support settings because of sensitivities around the condition, sexuality or HIV status.
Cancer Cancer NSW now offers a national anal cancer telephone support group for gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men. See Cancer Councils below for information on this group.
In the previous section of the website, Information for Men Diagnosed with Anal Cancer, three men who have survived anal cancer wrote about their experiences. They wrote about how important it was to have supportive friendship networks, both to provide help when they were enduring difficult treatments and in providing emotional support through what some see as a stigmatising condition.
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