VaIN 1 Stage 0 (pre-cancer) is the official term. “VaIN is more common in women who have had a hysterectomy for cervical or other related cancers” Yes it can be managed and although it is pre-malignant and has not developed into cancer it can alter the current cells (possible is the word of the day). What worries me somewhat is that is the ’second’ issue relating to a tumour/pre-cancer in 12 months. How long is this going to go on for I suppose is like asking how long is a piece of string… ET Tumour was removed by the TAH (Hysterectomy) now we have abnormal cells, sometimes I have to wonder what is next. My tumour/pre-cancer issues aren’t obvious but my participation in the Worlds Greatest Shave is and it so happens that I am in Oncology and have had a tumour and may have the very early stages of Va. Cancer but have not had Chemo (for this issue) YET I look like what I call ‘the suffering cancer patient”. So today, when I ventured out in public I received two responses. 1) Was from university staff who didn’t know my plight and quite frankly didnt know where to look and 2) From 18/19 year old spunky looking fashionable males who went out of their way to chat and have a conversation, maintain eye contact and seek to know me which felt satisfactorily interesting in a cougaresque kind of way! And so it goes, someones you just have to take it one step at a time ... View more