Vulvar cancer is a rare type of cancer that affects your vulva. Several options, such as topical medication, surgery, and chemotherapy, are available to treat cancerous and precancerous cells near ...

For Marisa Strupp, a melanoma diagnosis was a shock — not only because it didn't appear as a dark spot in an area that had been exposed to the sun. The cancer was found on a hidden, unexpected part of ...

Vulvar cancer is staged based on the extent it has spread. During the early stage, the cancer remains in the vulva. In its most advanced stage, the cancer has spread to distant organs and tissue.

Safety and Acceptability of Three Ablation Treatments for High-Grade Cervical Precancer: Early Data From a Randomized Noninferiority Clinical Trial The mean age of our patients was 63.7 years. All 18 ...

About a year ago, Ann Heslin experienced "incredible burning pain" on her vulva and discovered two ulcers on her labia. She told her dermatologist about it — her father had died of skin cancer and she ...

Gynecological cancers affect the reproductive organs of people who were assigned female at birth (AFAB). They include cancers of the: Cervix Ovaries Uterus Vagina Vulva A sixth type is a very rare ...

A vulvectomy is a procedure where a surgeon removes all or part of the vulva. The vulva includes the inner and outer labia. In some instances, a surgeon will also remove the clitoris. The purpose of ...

A new study of female Medicare beneficiaries reveals that vulvar lichen sclerosus affects 7 out of every 1,000 women aged 65 and older, significantly higher than rates seen in younger populations. The ...