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* Carcinomas of the vagina are uncommon tumors comprising about 1% of the cancers that arise in the female genital system. | * Carcinomas of the vagina are uncommon tumors comprising about 1% of the cancers that arise in the female genital system<ref name="pmid25476235">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gadducci A, Fabrini MG, Lanfredini N, Sergiampietri C |title=Squamous cell carcinoma of the vagina: natural history, treatment modalities and prognostic factors |journal=Crit. Rev. Oncol. Hematol. |volume=93 |issue=3 |pages=211–24 |date=March 2015 |pmid=25476235 |doi=10.1016/j.critrevonc.2014.09.002 |url=}}</ref>. | ||
* Estimated new cases and deaths from vaginal (and other female genital) cancer in the United States in 2015: | * Estimated new cases and deaths from vaginal (and other female genital) cancer in the United States in 2015: | ||
:* New cases: 4,070. | :* New cases: 4,070. | ||
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Overview
In 2015, the incidence of vaginal cancer is approximately 2-3 per 100,000 individuals with a death number of 910.
Epidemiology and Demographics
- Carcinomas of the vagina are uncommon tumors comprising about 1% of the cancers that arise in the female genital system[1].
- Estimated new cases and deaths from vaginal (and other female genital) cancer in the United States in 2015:
- New cases: 4,070.
- Deaths: 910.
- Estimated new cases and deaths from vaginal (and other female genital) cancer in the United States in 2008:
- New cases: 2,210.
- Deaths: 760.
- 1 in 100,000 women will be diagnosed with in situ or invasive vaginal cancer[2].
- Most cases of vaginal cancer are likely mediated by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, as with cervical cancer [8].
- Vaginal cancer has the same risk factors as cervical neoplasia: multiple lifetime sexual partners, early age at first intercourse, and being a current smoker [9,10].
- There is evidence that some high-grade vulvar and vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia are monoclonal lesions derived from high-grade or malignant cervical disease [11].
References
- ↑ Gadducci A, Fabrini MG, Lanfredini N, Sergiampietri C (March 2015). "Squamous cell carcinoma of the vagina: natural history, treatment modalities and prognostic factors". Crit. Rev. Oncol. Hematol. 93 (3): 211–24. doi:10.1016/j.critrevonc.2014.09.002. PMID 25476235.
- ↑ Shah CA, Goff BA, Lowe K, Peters WA, Li CI (May 2009). "Factors affecting risk of mortality in women with vaginal cancer". Obstet Gynecol. 113 (5): 1038–45. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e31819fe844. PMC 2746762. PMID 19384118.