Vulval cancer

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vulva neoplasm

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• Vulval cancer is usually staged according to the FIGO (International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics) system.
• Relative to other forms of cancer, vulval cancer is rare.
• Or you can use these links to go straight to sections on How common is vulval cancer? Age Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection Smoking Some chronic skin conditions and inflammation Vulval Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VIN) Melanoma and molesHow common is vulval cancer? Vulval cancer is a rare cancer.
• What causes Vulval Cancer Vulval cancer is not common, affecting around 1000 women a year in the UK.
• However, it does appear that vulval cancer is becoming more common in younger women between 30 & 50 years.

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