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BY Shanley Chien

In March 2019, Shelly Busby began experiencing unusual vaginal bleeding. Frightened and concerned, she went to her OB/GYN for an examination and biopsy.

“There was something there that didn’t belong,” says Shelly, 67, a retired schoolteacher. “There was a tumor, and before I knew it, I was having surgery to have it removed.”

She was diagnosed with stage III vaginal cancer, for which there is currently no approved therapy...

Shelly Busby takes a selfie with her husband

BY Danielle Underferth

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic stretches on, the HPV vaccine may not seem like a priority for parents worried about keeping their...

BY Shannon LaDuke

Mary Taylor thought she was experiencing pelvic pain due to endometriosis in early 2015. She never suspected it was a symptom of vaginal cancer...

BY Cynthia DeMarco

Each year, approximately 100,000 women are diagnosed with some form of gynecologic cancer: cervical, ovarian, fallopian tube, uterine (also called endometrial cancer), vulvar or vaginal.

We spoke with Shannon Westin, M.D., associate professor in Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine and co-leader of MD Anderson’s Ovarian Cancer Moonshot™, to learn more about these diseases. Here’s what she wants every woman to know...

Cancerwise blog post: Shannon Westin, M.D., ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, uterine cancer, vulvar cancer, vaginal cancer, HPV, clinical trials, ovarian cancer clinical trials, immunotherapy, vaccines

BY Clayton Boldt

Sexual problems are one of the most common long-term side effects that cancer patients face. In a survey of MD Anderson cancer patients, almost...

BY Linda Ryan

As a cervical cancer survivor, I have spent considerable time and energy trying to protect my children from cancer. I didn't want them to...