Gynaecological cancers are named according to the organ or part of the body where they first develop, including ovary, vulva, cervix, womb (endometrium) and vagina.
Types of gynaecological cancer include:
Placental cancer (a pregnancy-related cancer) is a very rare cancer which occurs when abnormal cells start in the tissue that would normally become the placenta (the organ that develops during pregnancy to nurture the foetus).