Vaginal Cancer

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Vaginal Cancer
TermVaginal Cancer
Short definitionVaginal Cancer - (pronounced) (VA-jih-nul KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in the tissues of the vagina (birth canal). The vagina leads from the cervix (the opening of the womb) to the outside of the body. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Vaginal Cancer - (pronounced) (VA-jih-nul KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in the tissues of the vagina (birth canal). The vagina leads from the cervix (the opening of the womb) to the outside of the body. The most common type of vaginal cancer is squamous cell carcinoma, which starts in the thin, flat cells that line the vagina. Another type of vaginal cancer is adenocarcinoma, a cancer that starts in glandular cells in the lining of the vagina

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