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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Review Date: 1/18/2007

A vaccine reaction is any injury or condition that occurs as a result of a vaccination to protect against disease. Serious reactions to vaccines are exceedingly rare, and vaccination carries far less risk than contracting the disease it prevents.
Review Date: 11/10/2004

The vagina is the female organ that connects the uterus and cervix to the outside of the body.
Review Date: 8/17/2007

Intermenstrual bleeding is bleeding from the uterus that occurs between menstrual periods.
Review Date: 5/23/2006

Vaginal bleeding in pregnancy is bleeding coming through the vagina during pregnancy, for any reason.
Review Date: 5/23/2006

A vaginal cyst is a closed sac on or under the vaginal lining that contains fluid or semisolid material.
Review Date: 1/23/2007

Vaginal discharge refers to secretions from the vagina. Such discharge can vary in:Consistency (thick, pasty, thin)Color (clear, cloudy)Smell (normal, odorless, bad odor)
Review Date: 8/17/2007

Review Date: 11/9/2007

Vaginal itching is a tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin of the vagina and the surrounding area (vulva). The itching may cause a desire to scratch the affected area.
Review Date: 11/9/2007

A vaginal tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue in the vagina, a female reproductive organ.
Review Date: 9/11/2006

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