Vulva and breast lump - ick!!!

I have another lump on my vulva and will find out the results from the biopsy next week. I had a partial vulvectomy in 2007 and was told by the surgeon he did not think it would return. Yesterday I got the results of 2 mammograms and a breast ultrasound; they were inconclusive, so now I need a ductogram (tube in nipple, insert dye and then view on yet another mammogram). Whew, enough already!

My question is; Are the two cancers somehow linked? I know ovarian cancer and breast cancer are, but I have been unsuccessful in finding information out about vulva cancer (VINIII) and breast cancer. (I found one small, inconclusive study on the subject, which really didn't give me much to go on). I should also mention I had a cone biopsy on cervical dyslplasia in 1982. It seems to me that once struck by cancer might make you more prone to other types.

Am I right?

Thanks again!

On 8/7/2009 Dipie wrote:

I have another lump on my vulva and will find out the results from the biopsy next week. I had a partial vulvectomy in 2007 and was told by the surgeon he did not think it would return. Yesterday I got the results of 2 mammograms and a breast ultrasound; they were inconclusive, so now I need a ductogram (tube in nipple, insert dye and then view on yet another mammogram). Whew, enough already!

My question is; Are the two cancers somehow linked? I know ovarian cancer and breast cancer are, but I have been unsuccessful in finding information out about vulva cancer (VINIII) and breast cancer. (I found one small, inconclusive study on the subject, which really didn't give me much to go on). I should also mention I had a cone biopsy on cervical dyslplasia in 1982. It seems to me that once struck by cancer might make you more prone to other types.

Am I right?

Thanks again!

Well it is true that once you have one cancer, you are more likely to have others. I do not think vuvlar and breast cancer are linked though, there aren't any studies about it, and I did not learn it in school.