Gynecological oncology provides care and treatment for women who have cancers located in the pelvis or reproductive system. These include, but are not limited to, cancers of the ovary, endometrium, uterus, cervix, vagina, or vulva.

Facts about cancer:

• Cancers have no nerves so they do not hurt, but they can cause other structures to hurt because of the destruction or pressure on the normal structures.
  
  
• Cancers require energy to grow and rob the body of the energy it needs for normal function.
  
  
• Cancers cause problems because they grow and occupy space, sometimes pushing on other structures and causing them to malfunction.
  
  
• Cancers may also erode into other structures and bleed.
  
  
• Prognosis, or chance of recovery, depends on many factors.