Vulvar cancer primary prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Prevention

• Avoidance infection of HPV: Keeping a healthy sex behavior, using condom, injecting HPV vaccine.
• Detecting pre-cancerous conditions: A Pap test and pelvic examination need to be done for adult women. Other tests recommended include HPV DNA test and vulva self-examination.
• Quitting smoking