More than 80,000 women are diagnosed with gynecologic cancer each year. Gynecologic cancer, the fourth most common cancer in American women today, includes those of the female reproductive tract, such as ovarian, cervical, uterine, vaginal, vulvar or tubal cancer. These diseases do not have to be fatal. Research has shown that with early detection and education tools, such as PAP and risk assessment tests, gynecologic cancers can not only be detected in the early stages, but prevented. The genetic risk for ovarian cancer can be transmitted through either the mother or father, making both family histories equally important.
Family history is the most significant risk factor for ovarian cancer.
Learn the warning signs. It's free and personalized. Get your annual PAP test and gynecologic exam. Some of the most common gynecologic cancers have no symptoms and can only be detected by seeing your gynecologist. Regular gynecologic health care is critical to early detection.