Fawcett's death spotlights a rare cancer

In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus.

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Farrah Fawcett, an actress and television star whose good looks and signature flowing hairstyle influenced a generation of women and, beginning with a celebrated pinup poster, bewitched a generation of men, died Thursday morning in Santa Monica, Calif. She was 62.

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Farrah Fawcett, Dead at 62...May you rest in peace

We all know she was a 'Charlie's Angel'...we all know she fought a valiant fight against anal cancer, seeking tried and true techniques and new treatments...When I heard earlier this month she had 'liver cancer' (the same as my departed mother) I just knew the end was close...

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Actress Farrah Fawcett's fight against anal cancer has included treatments in Germany that aren't approved in the U.S., sparking debate about cancer patients' options when they want more than what's approved by the FDA. Fawcett, 62, was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006.

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WASHINGTON - The human wart virus HPV caused 25,000 cases of cancer in the United States between 1998 and 2003, including not only cervical cancer but also anal and mouth cancers, the U.S.

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