Vaginal cancer epidemiology and demographics

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

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Epidemiology and Demographics

• Carcinomas of the vagina are uncommon tumors comprising about 1% of the cancers that arise in the female genital system.
• Estimated new cases and deaths from vaginal (and other female genital) cancer in the United States in 2015:

• New cases: 4,070.
• Deaths: 910.

• Estimated new cases and deaths from vaginal (and other female genital) cancer in the United States in 2008:

• New cases: 2,210.
• Deaths: 760.