Vaginal Cancer Incidence  

Primary vaginal cancer (the cancer begins in the vaginal tissue) is a rare tumor, representing 1 to 3% of cancers of the female genital tract. Worldwide, the incidence of primary vaginal cancer is estimated at 0.3 to 1 / 100 000. Vaginal cancer is responsible for 1% of gynecologic cancers in the U.S., with nearly 2.400 women diagnosed with the disease each year. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), it is estimated that there were approximately 2.160 women diagnosed with vaginal cancer in the United States in 2009; about 770 women died of the disease. 

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