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Since 1985, the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS) has been uniting the globe in the fight against gynecologic cancer by contributing to the prevention, treatment and study of gynecologic cancer, as well as improvement in the quality of life among women suffering from gynecologic cancer throughout the world.

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Gynecologic Oncology News & Updates
Sep 15, 2017

A compilation of news articles in the field of gynecologic oncology and recent scientific studies ...

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IGCS 2018 Website Available
Sep 07, 2017

The website for the 2018 IGCS Meeting, being held in conjunction with the Japanese Society of Gyneco...

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Pedro Ramirez to serve as the new IJGC Editor
Sep 02, 2017

Dear Colleague, We are pleased to announce Pedro T. Ramirez, MD has been selected as the new Editor ...

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Read the Current Issue of IJGC
Sep 01, 2017

IJGC is the scientific publication for topics relevant to detection, prevention, diagnosis, and trea...

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IGCS: Past, Present, Future
Jul 27, 2017

Dear Colleagues, This year in October marks thirty years since the first IGCS Biennial Meeting which...

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Welcome, Belarus!
Jul 19, 2017

IGCS welcomes 51 Belarusian gynecologic oncology team members from the Belarusian Oncology Society a...

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We strive for global representation, reflecting the diverse cultural, economic and geographic impact of gynecologic cancer. IGCS is the only organization with diverse membership and leadership.

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According to comprehensive 2012 global cancer statistics from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, gynecologic cancer accounted for 16.3% of 6.6 million estimated new cancer cases in women.

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Gregg NelsonAssociate Professor in the Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Oncology at the Cumming School of Medicine and Chair of the Provincial Gynecologic Oncology Tumor Team, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

IGCS Member Since 2017

Dr. Gregg Nelson obtained his MD and PhD degrees at the University of Calgary and subsequently continued on to complete his sub-specialization in Gynecologic Oncology at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  He is Associate Professor in the Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Oncology at the Cumming School of Medicine and is Chair of the Provincial Gynecologic Oncology Tumor Team.  Dr. Nelson’s principal research interests include examining methods to improve HPV vaccination in First Nations populations (he is collaborative lead of the EHVINA Study) and the development of enhanced recovery protocols in cancer surgery.  He holds the position of Surgical Lead, ERAS Alberta and he also leads the international group that published the ERAS Guidelines for Gynecologic/Oncology Surgery.  Recently he has been appointed the Secretary of the ERAS Society Executive Committee based in Sweden.

Anuj ShresthaConsultant Gynaecologic Oncologist, Nepal Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Harissidhhi, Lalitpur, Nepal

IGCS Member since 2017

Initially, I was working as general gynaecologist in medical college as Associate Professor. In the whole country, Nepal only has a few gynaecologic oncologists who work in women's cancer care. Thus, women with gynaecological cancer are still having sub-optimal surgery in most places. Those who can afford it, travel abroad for cancer treatment. Even in an urban city where facilities are available, lots of women are unaware of screening - in remote villages these facilities are not available at all.

I found that unlike other cancers, gynaecological cancer has good survival rate if detected early and treated properly. This is why I choose this field.

I am a full time faculty member in the gynaecologic oncology unit in the Nepal Cancer Hospital. I perform radical hysterectomies, pelvic and paraaortic lyphadenectomies, staging laparotomies with cytoreductive surgery and radical vulvectomies.

Cervical cancer is the first leading cancer among Nepalese women. This is mainly due to lack of knowledge. Currently, I am giving cancer awareness classes regarding cervical cancer screening, the HPV vaccine for high school students, nursing students and different communities within the general population.

I have developed a PAP smear provider course for nurses and trained 30 nurses from our hospital and certified them.

We are conducting free cervical PAP smears and clinical breast examinations in different rural communities of our country. So far, more than five thousand women have been screened. This project was done by the Nepal Cancer Support Group in technical collaboration with the Nepal Cancer Hospital and funded by Direct Relief. More than 80% of women are having a Pap smear for the first time. Three cases of CIN III, one carcinoma of the cervix and one carcinoma of the breast were detected in this camp for whom definite treatment was given, free of cost. All of these camps were conducted with the help of our certified pap smear provider nurses and doctors of our hospital.

Bruno BustosMedical Oncologist, Fernandez Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

IGCS Member Since 2017

I am passionate about gynecological and breast tumors, because they are all different cases, no patient is the same as another. In the hospital, I am fortunate to be able to dedicate my practice solely to attending to patients with gynecological and breast tumors, every day of my life!

Elisa Orlandini S, MDGynecologic Oncologist, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile , Santiago, Chile

IGCS Member Since 2017

As a woman I can really relate to women's problems  and women's care. In my country, cervical cancer is the leading cause of death in women between 25 and 50 years old. Being able to help and to cure women with good quality surgery and adjuvant treatment is a life motivation for me.

I am staff member of the Gynecologic Oncology team, teaching medical students and gynecology residents. We also have 3 fellows of gynecology oncology who are greatly motivated to learn. We also divide our time on consults, visiting patients at the hospital and the OR as well as providing seminars and classes to students.

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