Let’s Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer – Healing the Relationship With Your Body
Cancer treatment changes the relationship a survivor has with their body. Surgical scars, hair loss, changes in sensitivity, discomfort or pain, and ongoing side effects can be overwhelming and emotional to experience. Feelings of loss, disconnect, anger, and shame are normal to have but can be uncomfortable or complicated to navigate. We discuss the path […]
Facing Mortality
Following a new diagnosis of breast cancer, older women often have worse outcomes when it comes to their breast cancers and receive less than standard therapy than younger women. A diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer or recurrent ovarian or uterine cancer comes with an array of emotions and concerns. Dr. Anne Kane discusses the implications […]
Rare Ovarian Cancers
Dr. Amanda Nickles Fader, Director of the Center for Rare Gynecologic Cancers at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, discusses new research on and treatment of rare types of ovarian cancer, with a focus on low grade serous and clear cell ovarian cancers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fnLum4Gw_0
Let’s Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer – Integrative Medicine
Eugenie Spiguel, a Nurse Practitioner at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses integrative medicine and how it can be used in ovarian cancer treatment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sUN7fot9-A
What Cancer Patients Need to Know about COVID-19 Vaccines
As the COVID-19 Vaccine becomes accessible throughout the United States, many questions have arisen, especially for cancer patients. In this webinar, Dr. Joshua A. Hill from Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center, a physician who specializes in the treatment of infectious diseases in cancer patients, answers the most common vaccine related questions and explains the vaccine […]
Topic-Driven Round Table on Ovarian Cancer: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Relationships and Cancer
Women with ovarian cancer can join Julie Larson, LCSW and peers via video or phone to talk about topics such as “Relationships and Cancer.”
All in the Family: Hereditary Risk for Gynecologic Cancer
Knowing and understanding your inherited genetics is important for ovarian and uterine cancer patients. Dr. Melissa Frey, gynecologic oncologist at Weill Cornell Medicine, discusses how genetic factors affect women with ovarian and uterine cancer and influence treatment decisions, with a particular focus on BRCA1 & 2 and Lynch Syndrome. This webinar was being put on […]
Let’s Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer – Making Meaning
The new year can be a time filled with promise, beginnings, and a fresh outlook. But a cancer diagnosis can make it hard to consider the road ahead. What value is there in setting goals if the future feels uncertain? Let’s come together to talk about the topic of “Making Meaning and the Road Ahead.” […]
Strategies for Managing Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
When ovarian cancer returns, it’s not uncommon to experience a range of emotions and feel overwhelmed. But it’s important to remember that recurrent ovarian cancer can often be successfully treated. Dr. Shannon N. Westin, gynecologic oncologist and clinical investigator at MD Anderson Cancer Center, goes over the latest treatment options for recurrent disease. This is […]