Types of Women's Cancer

At MacDonald Women's Hospital we provide advanced, interdisciplinary care for patients with gynecologic cancers. Meet our specialty team.

Our multidisciplinary resources from the Ireland Cancer Center enable our patients suspected or known to have gynecologic cancer to receive the newest diagnostic tests and treatments.

Types of Gynecological Caner

Gynecologic cancers—cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal and vulvar—affect approximately 80,000 women a year. Thanks to improved detection programs, new surgical procedures and innovative therapies, the survival rate for women with cancer continues to climb.

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Obesity is a term used to describe body weight that is much greater than what is considered healthy. If you are obese, you have a much higher amount of body fat than lean muscle mass.Adults with a BMI greater than 30 are considered obese.Anyone more than 100 pounds overweight or with a BMI greater than 40 is considered morbidly obese.
Review Date: 7/17/2007

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is a condition that occurs in obese people, in which poor breathing leads to lower oxygen levels and higher carbon dioxide levels in the blood.
Review Date: 8/10/2007

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent thoughts, feelings, ideas or sensations (obsessions) or behaviors that makes a person feel driven to perform (compulsions). A person may have both obsessions and compulsions. An example of obsessive-compulsive disorder is excessive, repeated handwashing to ward off infection.
Review Date: 5/8/2006

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is a condition characterized by a chronic preoccupation with rules, orderliness, and control.
Review Date: 11/15/2006

Obstructive uropathy involves a blockage of the flow of urine, causing it to back up and injure one or both kidneys.
Review Date: 5/10/2006

Occupational asthma is a lung disorder in which various substances found in the workplace lead to breathing difficulties.See also:Bronchial asthmaPediatric asthma
Review Date: 10/15/2007

Occupational hearing loss is damage to the inner ear from noise or vibrations due to certain types of jobs or entertainment.
Review Date: 10/20/2006

Oil-based paint poisoning occurs when large amounts of oil-based paint enter your stomach or lungs.
Review Date: 5/18/2007

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