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Cancer of the vagina is relatively rare, accounting for about 2% of gynaecological malignancies.
There are two main types of vaginal cancer; squamous cell cancer and adenocarcinoma. Over four fifths of all vaginal cancers are squamous carcinoma, this is more common in women between the ages of 60 and 80. The other type of vaginal cancer;
adenocarcinoma is usually found in young women under 30 years old.
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