Vulvar Cancer
Vulvar Cancer
Cancer of the vulva is a rare tumor with the most recent cancer statistics reporting that approximately 5,000 women in the U.S. are afflicted annually.
Risks factors include:
- Exposure to human papillomavirus (HPV).
- Smoking.
- Having a skin condition involving the vulva.
- Lichen sclerosis, which causes the vulvar skin to become thin and itchy.
- A weakened immune system (HIV, organ transplant).
- A history of precancerous conditions of the vulva.
Symptoms are vulvar cancer are itching that does not go away, pain and tenderness, bleeding that is not from menstruation, skin changes, such as color changes or thickening, a lump, wart like bumps or an open sore (ulcer).
Symptoms of vulvar cancer include:
- Itching that does not go away.
- Pain and tenderness.
- Bleeding that is not from menstruation.
- Skin changes, such as color changes or thickening.
- A lump.
- Wart like bumps or an open sore (ulcer).
