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 […]
Radiation and Uterine Cancer: What You Need to Know
Dr. Vishal Gupta, Radiation Oncologist at Mt. Sinai Hospital, discusses radiation treatment and side effects for women with uterine cancer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPK-fk22wr0
What Do We Know Now? Update on COVID-19 for Gynecologic Cancer Patients
Months into the coronavirus pandemic, there is still a lot of uncertainty and confusion for cancer patients. Dr. Kevin Holcomb, Vice-Chair of Gynecology and Director of Gynecologic Oncology at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College, discusses the latest information that ovarian, endometrial, and other gynecologic cancer patients need to know, including managing cancer care […]
Let’s Talk about Sex and Gynecologic Cancers
Is there sex after cancer? YES! Join Dr. Don Dizon, Professor of Medicine at Brown University and oncologist specializing in cancers in women for an open discussion about intimacy and sexuality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HJm80JPfug
What Black Women Need to Know About Endometrial Cancer
Dr. Kemi Doll, gynecologic oncologist at the University of Washington Medical Center, shares her passion for improving the lives of black women affected by this disease through her extensive research and knowledge about endometrial cancer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPWHFV0b4uQ
Living with Mortality and Finding Meaning
Being confronted by our own mortality can bring up a lot of feelings: fear, anger, sadness, helplessness, and few experiences bring us face to face with our own death like a cancer diagnosis. But facing mortality can also be an opportunity to find meaning, live in the moment, and contemplate the mark you want to […]
Uterine and Endometrial Cancer 101
Gain a deeper understanding of uterine and endometrial cancer symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and current research trends with Dr. Jason D. Wright, Division Chief of Gynecologic Oncology at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. This webinar is a collaboration with the Foundation for Women’s Cancer.
Living with Ovarian Cancer: How Palliative Care Can Help
Andy Esch, MD, MBA, discusses what palliative care is, the benefits of it, and how it can help patients with ovarian cancer.