Society guideline links: Anal cancer

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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International

●Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC): Clinical practice guideline on immunotherapy for the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer (2023)

●International Anal Neoplasia Society (IANS): Guideline for practice standards in the detection of anal cancer precursors (2016)

Canada

●Cancer Care Ontario (CCO): Guideline on PET imaging in anal canal cancer (2017)

●CCO: Guideline for management of squamous cell cancer of the anal canal (2014)

United States

●American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS): Clinical practice guidelines for anal squamous cell cancers (2018)

Europe

●European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO): Anal cancer – Clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up (2021)

United Kingdom

●Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI): Position statement for management of anal cancer (2011)