Vaginal cancer

• Vaginal cancer is a very rare cancer that's found anywhere in the vagina. It's most common in women aged 75 and over.
• Anyone with a vagina can get vaginal cancer.
• The vagina is a tube between the vulva and the opening of the womb (cervix).
• Vaginal cancer is nearly always caused by an infection from certain types of the human papillomavirus (HPV).
• It's often found and prevented by attending cervical screening, which aims to find and treat abnormalities before they turn into cancer.
• Vaginal cancer usually grows very slowly and how serious it is depends on how big it is, if it has spread and your general health.