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Some people use statistics to try to figure out their chances of getting cancer or of being cured. It is important to remember that this data shows what happens with large groups of people. Because no two people are alike, you can’t use this information to know or predict what will happen to you.
These are 2007 statistics from the American Cancer Society about vulvar cancer.
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Vulvar cancer is rare. In About 3,500 women in the United States will be diagnosed with this cancer.
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Vulvar cancer accounts for 4% of reproductive cancers and only 0.6% of all cancers in women.
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If vulvar cancer in a woman can be operated on and has not spread to the lymph nodes, the 5-year survival rate is 90%. When the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes, the 5-year survival rate is 50% to 60%.
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About 900 women will die this year from vulvar cancer.