Thank you @ljchicago for sharing your experiences with @bobette1 I agree that some cancers seem to get more "press". Since @bobette1 started this discussion I have been reading about vulvar cancer and learned that while it isn't as frequent as breast cancer or uterine cancer it's not extremely rare either. I had a gynecological exam with a nurse practitioner earlier this year who asked if I wanted to see what she saw. This was the external part of the exam. When I said "yes" she handed me a mirror and educated me on what she was looking at and what I should look for. I wish that this type of education would happen for all of us women when we get these exams.