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VAGINAL CANCER

VAGINAL CANCER. By: Tina, Kari, Jeremy, Hailey. What is it ??. Vaginal Cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the tissues of the vagina, also known as the birth canal.

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VAGINAL CANCER

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  1. VAGINAL CANCER By: Tina, Kari, Jeremy, Hailey

  2. What is it ?? • Vaginal Cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the tissues of the vagina, also known as the birth canal. • The vagina is a 3-to-4 inch tube that connects the cervix (the opening of the womb or uterus) and the vulva (the folds of skin around the opening to the vagina) • Vaginal Cancer is rare, and the American Cancer Society estimates that approx.. 2,700 women in the United States will be diagnosed each year with this cancer.

  3. Symptoms and signs • Abnormal vaginal bleeding • Abnormal vaginal discharge • An obvious mass • Pain during intercourse • More advanced vaginal cancer • Painful urination • Constipation and continuous pelvic pain

  4. Our Interests in this cancer • We chose this cancer because we are interested in wanting to let the women know in our class and our community how you can get this cancer, the treatments you can get for it and the way you can predict how you have vaginal cancer. It was an interesting topic and the women in our group wanted to learn more about it. Vaginal cancer can be prevented. It is important for all the women out there to know a bit about it especially if they are wanting to have children.

  5. Diagnosis and detection

  6. Gynecologic cancer surgery in India by experienced cancer surgeons of Mumbai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LaMUOXe3wI

  7. Risk factors • Age- Approximately 85% cases of vaginal cancer occur in women who are over the age of 40 nearly 50% cases occur in women age of 70 or older • Vaginal Adenosis- 40% of women who have begun menstruating have this condition, nearly all whose mothers took DES will develop it • Smoking • Alcohol • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)- This infection can also increase a women’s risk of developing vaginal cancer

  8. Stages/ staging • Stage 0- Known as Vaginal epithelial neoplastic, cancer cells are restricted to the top epithelial layer of cells lining the vagina and have not invaded any deeper • Stage 1- Cancer cells have invaded deeper tissue layers of the vagina but they have not spread to nearby organs or lymph nodes • Stage 2- Cancer cells have reached the connective tissue surrounding the vagina but they have not spread anywhere else • Stage 3- Cancer has spread beyond the vagina to the walls of the pelvis and or nearby lymph nodes but has not spread to the distant organs • Stage 4- The disease has spread beyond the vagina to nearby organs such as the bladder or rectum, cancer cells may have reached nearby lymph nodes but they have not reached distant organs • Stage 5- Cancers at this stage are the most advanced, Cancer cells have reached distant organs such as the lungs.

  9. Treatments and therapy • Vaginal Cancer Treatments • • Vaginal Cancer Surgery • •Vaginal Cancer Radiation Therapy •External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) • •Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) • •TomoTherapy® • •HDR Brachytherapy • •Vaginal Cancer Chemotherapy • Supportive Therapies • • Nutrition Therapy • • Pain Management • •Naturopathic Medicine • •Mind-Body Medicine • •Oncology Rehabilitation • •Spiritual Support • • Survivorship Support

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