Vaginal cancer is a rare disease that occurs in cells on the surface of the vagina or vagina... Vaginal cancer is when the lips of the vagina are involved, and if the inner part of the vagina or the vaginal tube is involved, it is called vaginal cancer..

What are the different types of vaginal cancer?

• Squamous cell: This disease starts in the vaginal wall and grows slowly..
• Adenocarcinoma: This disease, which is more common in older women, begins in the tissue of the vaginal glands.
• Melanoma: This disease occurs in cells that produce vaginal pigment..
• Sarcoc: This disease starts in the cells of the connective tissue or in the muscle cells of the walls of the vagina and only accounts for about 4% of all types of vaginal cancer.

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What are the symptoms of vaginal cancer?

The symptoms of this cancer vary according to the immune system of different people and may not have any symptoms in the early stages, but as these symptoms progress, the symptoms of vaginal cancer in general:

• Abnormal vaginal bleeding after intercourse, between periods and menopause
• Vaginal watery discharge
• Frequent urination and painful urination
• Constipation
• Pain in pelvis
• Presence of mass in the vagina
• Itching and burning of the edges of the vagina
• the presence of sores outside the vagina that may be associated with infection

What is the cause of vaginal cancer?

The cause of vaginal cancer is still not exactly known, but in general, cancer occurs when a genetic mutation occurs in healthy cells of the body, turning normal cells into abnormal cells... Healthy cells grow, multiply, and eventually die, and cancer cells grow, multiply, but do not die..

Although the cause of this disease is unknown, risk factors include smoking and alcohol consumption, young age at first sex, multiple sexual partners, family history, age over 60, cervical cancer, human papilloma (HPV) and AIDS..

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What are the ways to prevent vaginal cancer?

In fact, there is no specific and reliable way to prevent the occurrence of this disease, but if this cancer is detected in the early stages, it makes the treatment easier... One way is to prevent the use of tobacco and alcohol, and the other is to get the HPV vaccine..

What are the methods of diagnosing vaginal cancer?

If an obstetrician notices something suspicious during a pelvic exam, he or she will perform a Pap smear test..

Another procedure is called a biopsy, in which a very small part of the vagina is removed for sampling and the suspicious tissue is sent to a laboratory..

What are the ways to treat vaginal cancer?

The treatment methods of this disease depend on two factors, the type of vaginal cancer and its progress.... The types of treatment methods of this disease are:

Radiotherapy

In this method, the cancer cells are exposed to high-energy X-rays.... In this method, the external beam can only shine on the entire abdomen or only the patient's pelvis.

Chemotherapy

In this method, chemicals are used to destroy cancer cells... But it is still not clear whether this method is efficient and useful for this disease or not, and for this reason, this method is used along with other treatments.

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Surgery

There are several types of this procedure, including surgery to remove small tumors (when the disease has progressed to a small extent in the vagina), vaginal removal, pelvic organ removal, vaginal removal.

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