Feb 23, 2026
Dr. Tamzin Cuming — a colorectal surgeon and the second woman president of the International Anal Neoplasia Society (IANS) — discusses teamwork, gender bias, and the urgent need to destigmatize conversations about anal cancer.
She highlights IANS’s impact on her career and its commitment to structured training and...
Jul 7, 2025
With a background in colorectal surgery and health informatics, as well as a passion for promoting prevention within the LGBTQ+ community, Dr. Elliot Aroniadis accomplished something unprecedented. At the Twin Cities Pride Event in 2023, his group, Save The Bottoms, provided on-site self-screening for anal pre-cancer...
May 24, 2025
Bottom Line
A candid and delightful discussion with two pioneers who are shaping the awareness of anal and colorectal cancer in the LGBTQ+ community.
What do an entrepreneur and a stand-up comic have in common? A desire to raise awareness for the LGBTQ+ community about anal and colorectal cancers. David founded...
Jan 27, 2025
Today, gender care is fluid, but in 2012, in the early days of ANCHOR, it took the NY Times and a brave Boston gynecologist to shift the direction of focus of anal cancer prevention.
On the other coast, a self-described radical feminist was told that “the anus is just like the cervix,” and a historical career...
Anal Cancer Foundation - Passion, Determination & Love: A Conversation with Justine & Camille Almada
Sep 2, 2024
Anal Cancer Foundation - Passion, Determination & Love: A Conversation with Justine & Camille Almada
For Justine, Camille, and Tristian Almada anal cancer is personal. After losing their dear mother, Paulette, to Stage IV HPV-related anal cancer in 2010, the siblings set out to change the course of this disease. In her...