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Even with an annual Pap smear test and the new vaccination for young women, cervical cancer can’t be totally prevented. But there are some things you can do to reduce your risk of developing cancer of the cervix.
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Vaginal cancer is a relatively rare disorder, comprising about 2% to 3% of all gynecologic cancers. Approximately 2,400 women are diagnosed each year with vaginal cancer in the United States.
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The chance of getting ovarian cancer increases as a woman gets older. Ovarian cancer occurs in women over the age of 50 and the highest risk is in women over 60.
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Uterine cancer is the most common of all cancers in the female reproductive system. It can either form in the inner lining of the uterus or the outer layer of muscle tissue.
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Thought to be caused by a problem with the genetic information transmitted between an egg and sperm, molar pregnancy can develop during the first trimester of pregnancy.
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Cervical Cancer Research
Following are some of the most recent developments in cervical cancer research:
HPV vaccines
The initial vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer, Gardasil, is just the first of many vaccines on the horizon. In addition to vaccines that are intended to produce immunity to HPV types 16 and 18, new vaccines are being developed to prevent other HPV strains from causing cancers and genital warts.
Experimental vaccines are also being studied to help destroy the HPV virus and cure any infections before cancer develops. Others being tested in trials are meant for women who have advanced forms of cervical cancer.
Finally, there are vaccines being developed that produce an immune reaction to the parts of the HPV virus that cause cervical cancer cells to grow abnormally.
Other Cervical Cancer Research
New cancer research is being conducted in many areas, including clinical trials of new chemotherapy drugs, new ways to conduct radiation therapy and new treatments that combine surgery with radiation therapy or chemotherapy to attack and defeat cervical cancer on several fronts at once.
Currently, the National Cancer Institute lists 169 clinical trials for cervical cancer and its stages.