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Gynaecological cancers – vaginal and vulval

Gynaecological cancers can affect anyone with female reproductive organs and genitals. Learn more about vaginal cancer and vulval cancer, including symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment options.

Vaginal cancer

Vagi­nal can­cer is one of the rarest gynae­co­log­i­cal can­cers diag­nosed in Aus­tralia, with about 100 peo­ple affect­ed each year. It’s more com­mon in peo­ple aged over 60, but younger peo­ple can get vagi­nal can­cer too.
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Vulval cancer

Vul­val can­cer affects any part of the vul­va. The most com­mon area for this type of can­cer to devel­op is the inner lips (labia mino­ra), out­er lips (labia majo­ra) and the area between the vagi­na and anus (per­ineum). Read more about this can­cer, the symp­toms, caus­es and how it’s diagnosed. 

This con­tent has been reviewed by a group of med­ical sub­ject mat­ter experts, in accor­dance with Jean Hailes pol­i­cy.

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