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Cancers can occur in any part of the female and male reproductive system. It includes
Cervical Cancer that develops in the cervix in the lower portion of the uterus. Usually results from
infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) transmitted during sexual intercourse;
However, It develops in the lining of the uterus (endometrium) and is thus also called
endometrial cancer;
Fallopian tube cancer develops in the tubes that lead from the ovaries to the uterus. Most
cancers that affect the fallopian tubes have spread from other parts of the body;
The cancer occurs only in one or both ovaries. The cancer has spread to the uterus, fallopian tubes, or
nearby tissues within the pelvis (which contains the internal reproductive organs, bladder and
rectum. The cancer has spread outside the pelvis to the lymph nodes, the
surface of the liver, the small intestine, or the lining of the abdomen.