ON THIS PAGE: You will find information about the estimated number of people who will be diagnosed with vaginal cancer each year. You will also read general information about surviving the disease. Remember, survival rates depend on several factors, and no 2 people with cancer are the same. Use the menu to see other pages.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Vaginal Cancer. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.
Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, cancer. They also do tests to learn if cancer has spread to another part of the body from where it started. If the cancer has spread, it is called metastasis. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about the changes and medical problems that can be a sign of cervical cancer. Use the menu to see other pages.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Vulvar Cancer. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.
ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about how doctors describe the growth or spread of a cancer related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). This is called the stage. Use the menu to see other pages.
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ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.
Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, cancer. They do tests to learn whether cancer has spread to a different part of the body from where it started. If the cancer has spread, it is called metastasis. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Uterine Cancer. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.
The uterus is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in the pelvis between the bladder and rectum. It is the largest organ of the female reproductive system. The uterus is also called the womb or endometrium. It is where a baby grows during pregnancy. The uterus has 3 sections:
ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about the changes and medical problems that can be a sign of ovarian/fallopian tube cancer. Use the menu to see other pages.
ON THIS PAGE: You will read about your medical care after cancer treatment is completed and why this follow-up care is important. Use the menu to see other pages.
Care for people diagnosed with cancer does not end when active treatment has finished. Your health care team will continue to check that the cancer has not come back, manage any side effects, and monitor your overall health. This is called follow-up care.
