Vaginal Cancer

Vaginal Cancer: Symptoms & Prevention

Symptoms There are often no symptoms in the early stages of vaginal cancer, before cancer has spread. Many women with invasive vaginal cancer have symptoms such as those listed below.  But they may also be caused by less serious, non-cancerous conditions.  If you have any of these symptoms, talk to your doctor. Vaginal bleeding after [...]

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Vaginal Cancer: Risk Factors

Vaginal cancer is rare. It accounts for about 3% of all reproductive cancers in women.  About 2,420 women will be diagnosed with the disease this year. Doctors do not know what causes vaginal cancer and there is no known way to prevent it. Certain factors can make you more likely to get this type of [...]

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Vaginal Cancer: Traditional Treatment

Each type of treatment for vaginal cancer has a different goal. You may have more than one type of treatment. Your doctors will take your individual situation into consideration when making treatment recommendations. Here is a list of the main treatments and their goals. Surgery. Small cancers in the vagina that have not spread may [...]

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