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Vulvar Cancer
What Is It?
Vulvar cancer occurs in the vulva, the external genital area of a woman's reproductive system. Vulvar cancer can affect any part of the vulva, including the labia, the mons pubis (the skin and tissue that cover the pubic bone), the clitoris, or the vaginal or urethral openings. Most commonly, it affects the inner edges of the labia majora or labia minora.
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 90% of vulvar cancers are squamous cell carcinomas. This type of...
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Vulvar Cancer: The Women's Cancer We Never Hear About
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Vulvar Skin Conditions Which Mimic a Yeast Infection or Genital Herpes
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Vagina Lumps & Bumps: What are they?
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From Our Sources
New HPV vaccine Cervarix may stop vulvar cancer: study
Dutch researchers are reporting that Cervarix, a new vaccine for the human papillomavirus (HPV), appears to stop precancerous lesions in the vulva... Read more »
Cancer: vulva
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Vulvar cancer is cancer that starts in the vulva. Vulvar cancer most often affects the labia, the folds of skin outside the vagina. In some cases,... Read more »
Cervical Cancer
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Cervical cancer is cancer of the uterine cervix (the tip of the uterus that extends into the vagina).Invasive cervical cancer accounts for 2.5... Read more »
Cancer treatment information
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Alternative NamesCancer warning signsInformationThe goals of cancer treatment are to:Cure the cancer by killing or removing all cancer cellsPrevent... Read more »
Introduction to Cervical Cancer
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer develops in the lining of the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that enters the vagina. Normal cervical cells may undergo gradual... Read more »
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