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The [[incidence]] of vulvar cancer was estimated to be 2.4 per 100,000 females in the United States. The [[incidence]] of vulvar cancer increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is 68 years. Vulvar cancer is more prevalent in the caucasian race.<ref name=xyz> SEER Stat Fact Sheets: Vulvar Cancer. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/vulva.html Accessed on September 21, 2015</ref> | |||
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* Vulvar cancer is more prevalent in the caucasian.<ref name=xyz> SEER Stat Fact Sheets: Vulvar Cancer. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/vulva.html Accessed on September 21, 2015</ref> | * Vulvar cancer is more prevalent in the caucasian race.<ref name=xyz> SEER Stat Fact Sheets: Vulvar Cancer. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/vulva.html Accessed on September 21, 2015</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Monalisa Dmello, M.B,B.S., M.D. [2] Syed Musadiq Ali M.B.B.S.[3]
Overview
The incidence of vulvar cancer was estimated to be 2.4 per 100,000 females in the United States. The incidence of vulvar cancer increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is 68 years. Vulvar cancer is more prevalent in the caucasian race.[1]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
The overall age adjusted incidence rate of vulvar cancer among females is approximately 2.4 per 100,000 individuals in the United States.[1]
Age
| Age | <20 | 20-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75-84 | >85 |
| Incidence | 0.2% | 2% | 6.1% | 15.3% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 22.1% | 14.9% |
Race
- Vulvar cancer is more prevalent in the caucasian race.[1]
| Race | All Races | White | Black | Asian/Pacific Islander | American Indian/Alaska Native | Hispanic | Non-Hispanic |
| Incidence | 2.4 per 100,000 | 2.6 per 100,000 | 1.8 per 100,000 | 0.9 per 100,000 | 2.0 per 100,000 | 1.7 per 100,000 | 2.5 per 100,000 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 SEER Stat Fact Sheets: Vulvar Cancer. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/vulva.html Accessed on September 21, 2015