Detailed information on the most common diagnostic procedures for cancer.
For a Pap test, your healthcare provider will collect and examine cells from your cervix. The cervix is the opening to the uterus. They will do this test to screen for cervical cancer and other problems.
Your healthcare provider uses colposcopy to view the opening to the uterus, called the cervix, and the vagina. Your provider uses an instrument with a magnifying lens and a light, called a colposcope.
Grading and staging cancer helps determine the best treatment.
The stage of a cancer is how much and how far the cancer has spread in your body. Vaginal cancer may range from stage 0 to stage IV.