29^th International Oncology Summit

Gynecologic oncology

Gynecologic oncology is a specialized field of medicine that focuses on cancers of the female reproductive system, including ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, vaginal cancer, cervical cancer, and vulvar cancer. As specialists, they have extensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of these cancers. When cancer starts in a woman's reproductive organs, it is called gynecologic cancer. The five main types of gynecologic cancer are: cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar. (A sixth type of gynecologic cancer is the very rare fallopian tube cancer.) Thus, any woman is at risk for developing gynecologic cancer. Approximately 100,000 women are diagnosed with gynecologic cancer in the United States each year. Family history, obesity, age and HPV are important risk factors for gynecologic cancer.