In the United States, vulvar cancer accounts for about 4% of cancers of the female reproductive organs and 0.6% of all cancers in women. In the United States, women have a 1 in 406 chance of developing vulvar cancer at some point during their life.
The American Cancer Society's most recent estimates for vulvar cancer in the United States are for 2012:
- About 4,490 cancers of the vulva will be diagnosed
- About 950 women will die of this cancer.
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