I'm going through a anal cancer scare. There is very little information about it because of the stereotypes. This has been very helpful.

I, too, have been going through an anal cancer scare. Just had a colonoscopy with the findings of an anal polyp, which was excised. Pathology determined it was benign, but I am wondering about how anal cancer, being so rare, might be overlooked, especially if one has had HPV 16 and 18 for years. Got a total hysterectomy almost 6 years ago and am afraid the virus has spread to the anus? Should I go for a 2nd opinion? If it's benign for cancer, does that mean it's benign for HPV?