Cervical cancer is cancer that develops in the cervix – the narrow, lower part of the uterus which leads into the vagina. It is often asymptomatic in the early stages. Symptoms such as abnormal vaginal bleeding, pelvic pain, and pain during sexual intercourse usually appear late, similar to uterine cancer >> Read More ...
Once the diagnosis of vaginal cancer is established, the next step is deciding on the type of treatment to be undertaken. Surgery and radiation therapy are the standard treatment options. Chemotherapy may be done in selected cases where surgery and radiation does not give the desired response. Treatment will depend upon >> Read More ...
Diagnosis of Vaginal Cancer The diagnosis of vaginal cancer is often missed or delayed because this type of malignancy is rare and is often asymptomatic in the early stages. The symptoms when present, are non-specific for vaginal cancer and many other more common gynecological conditions are first excluded. Vaginal cancer >> Read More ...
Primary cancer of the vagina is very rare and because of this, as well as due to the absence of early symptoms, diagnosis is often delayed. Symptoms, when present, are often non-specific and by the time the cancer is diagnosed, it may have spread to adjacent structures or metastasized to distant sites. Read more on vaginal >> Read More ...
In the early stages of the disease, vaginal cancer maybe asymptomatic. Even when symptoms are present, it may be non-specific for vaginal cancer and common to a number of other conditions. As a result, the diagnosis is frequently missed or delayed. Often vaginal cancer is detected during a routine pelvic examination or pap >> Read More ...
What is Vaginal Cancer? Cancer of the vagina is a rare disease which typically develops in older women. Women over the age of 60, infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), and a history of being exposed to the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES) while in the mother’s womb seem to increase the risk of primary vaginal cancer, >> Read More ...
Diagnosis of Uterine Cancer Clinical History As with most conditions, diagnosis of uterine cancer starts with a thorough clinical history. A doctor will ask detailed questions about the symptoms, especially the abnormal vaginal bleeding. Other information that will be relevant includes menstrual history, number of >> Read More ...
Types of Bladder Cancer More than 90% of bladder cancer are transitional cell carcinomas and less frequent malignant tumors arising from bladder are squamous cell carcinoma (5%), adenocarcinoma (3%) and undifferentiated carcinomas (like small cell carcinoma and giant cell carcinoma; 1%). Sarcoma, melanoma and lymphomas of >> Read More ...
What is bladder cancer? Bladder cancers are malignant tumors arising from the urinary bladder, the hollow reservoir that holds urine exiting the kidney. The most common form of bladder cancer are those that arise from the urothelial lining of the bladder and are known urothelial tumors or transitional cell carcinomas. This >> Read More ...
What is Stomach Cancer? Stomach cancer or gastric cancer is a malignant tumor that develops in the stomach. Although there may be benign growths like certain types of stomach polyps, most of the tumors that develop in the stomach are malignant tumors. Generally the term gastric cancer refers to an adenocarcinoma of stomach >> Read More ...
