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What is Gynecologic cancers?

21:56 - 4 May , 2021

Disease

It refers to the different types of cancer or malignant tumors that can appear in the female reproductive organs. Among the most common are ovarian, uterine, cervical, vaginal, and vulvar cancer.

Potential risks:

Risk factors will largely depend on the type of cancer, although its appearance is more frequent in women over 30 years old, who have a family history, are overweight or obese, who smoke, drink alcohol in excess, are carriers of the Human Papillomavirus or have sexually transmitted diseases.

Signs and symptoms Gynecologic cancers

You may have different signs and symptoms depending on the type of cancer. However, some of the most common signs in gynecologic cancers are vaginal bleeding not attributable to the menstrual period, loss of body weight, fatigue, and pain in the abdominal, lumbar, or pelvic area. 

Diagnosis and treatment Gynecologic cancers

The differential diagnosis will depend on the symptoms, your medical history, as well as complementary studies and tests. 

In this way, the treatment to be followed will be chosen according to the type of cancer, which could consist of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy to attend the cancer’s evolution, its symptoms, and prevent complications.

At ABC Medical Center we have a team of experts in the various branches of gynecology ready to serve you with world-class quality and safety standards, as well as the humane treatment and warmth that characterizes us. Come to us and you will receive the best care available in Mexico and Latin America.

We are pioneers in gynecologic laparoscopy, which allows us to offer you the best treatment options, with shorter hospitalization times, as well as a faster and less painful recovery, taking care of the aesthetic aspect with smaller scars than open surgeries. We offer you robot-assisted gynecologic surgeries, being an even less invasive and more precise procedure that provides benefits such as:

20% of the total robot surgeries of ABC Medical Center correspond to this specialty, which places us as a cutting-edge institution with great experience and leadership in the field for the benefit of our patients.

Related centers and departments

High Specialty Surgery Center
Ob-Gyn And Pediatrics Center
Radiology and Molecular Imaging
Clinical Laboratory

Fuentes:

  • mayoclinic.org
  • cigna.com
  • medlineplus.gov
  • medigraphic.com
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  • Vargas HVM. Cirugía laparoscópica en cáncer ginecológico. Revisión. Rev Hosp Jua Mex. 2000;67(1):46-50.
  • Vargas-Hernández VM, Vargas-Aguilar VM, Aboharp-Hasan Z, et al. Cáncer de ovario. De la detección a la prevención. Rev Hosp Jua Mex. 2016;83(3):92-104.

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