Let’s talk about your patient’s anus: Doctor on his campaign to end the silence and shame
Professor Richard Hillman says reluctance to open up on 'almost the last taboo' contributes to late presentations of anal cancer.
When Professor Richard Hillman was a boy, a future as one of Australia’s leading anal cancer doctors was not top of his list of dream careers.
He also never pictured himself discussing anal cancer symptoms in front of 100 naked men gathered around a swimming pool at a gay nudist event.
