Back to Top Reducing your risk of vulvar cancer Vulvar cancer is a skin cancer that develops on the genital lips. A woman's lifetime risk of this particular type of cancer has increased in the United States, although it is still less than 1 percent. Vulvar cancer occurs more frequently among women in their 70s, 80s and 90s. Itching in the vulvar area is a common symptom. Perineal itching shouldn't be routinely attributed to a yeast or other kind of infection.
Persistent symptoms necessitate an examination by a physician.
In the U.S., a woman's lifetime risk of developing cervical cancer is 1.1 percent. Most women who develop this cancer haven't had regular Pap smears. Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women. One out of every nine women in the U.S. is at risk for breast cancer during her lifetime. The breast, or mammary glands, consist of fat pads around a branching system of ducts that transport milk from milk-producing lobules to the nipples.