What Is Vulva Cancer?
The term vulva encompasses all of the external sex organs of the human female. It includes the clitoris, the openings of the urethra and vagina, and extends to the perineum. Cancer of the vulva can be located in any of these areas, as well as the skin around them. It is most common on the skin outside the opening of the vagina, or the labia. Vulva cancer is relatively rare, although doctors are seeing an increase in the number of cases of this type of cancer in women of childbearing age.
