IGCS Palliative Care Declaration and Pledge

IGCS Declaration on Palliative and Supportive Care: Relieving Serious Health-Related Suffering for Women with Gynecologic CancersThe International Gynecologic Cancer Society, representing healthcare professionals, patient advocates, and individuals dedicated to the advancement of women’s health, hereby affirms the critical importance of palliative and supportive care in the comprehensive management of gynecologic cancers globally.Download the IGCS Declaration on Palliative and Supportive Care ..

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Presidential Address IGCS 2023

When I thought of palliative care, I thought that meant that I had failed, and I felt guilty for having to talk about “palliative care”! But, after more than 30 years of experience, I know how important it is to understand what these terms really mean and the intentions behind them. Because words matter. Especially when we need to communicate complicated ideas and problems that need solutions...

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President’s Message: World Cancer Day

February 4th is World Cancer Day – a day when the world unites to raise awareness of key issues and build or strengthen coalitions for global cancer control. Read IGCS President, Dr. Keiichi Fujiwara's Presidential Message. ..

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Global Curriculum and Cervical Cancer Elimination

The IGCS Global Curriculum is expanding to even more locations – bringing subspecialty training to regions of the world that urgently need skilled professionals. The newest training sites adopting our curriculum this past year are in Haiti, Rwanda, and Nigeria (Enugu, Ibadan, Lagos, and Zaria)...

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Message from President Fujiwara

In Prof. Fujiwara's first presidential message to IGCS' members and friends, he expresses his thoughts about the society's mission and highlights some of his overarching goals as he steps into the role of President of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society. ..

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Conversations with Coleman

In this episode of Conversations with Coleman, IGCS President, Dr. Robert Coleman is joined by Mr. Bernie Khoo, IGCS’ Information Technology Consultant and IGCS CEO, Ms. Mary Eiken...

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Conversations with Coleman

In this episode, Dr. Robert Coleman is joined by Prof. Donal Brennan and Prof. Sudha Sundar to discuss the problem of disparities in ovarian cancer care and IGCS’ newest initiative to unite clinicians, researchers, and advocates across the globe to improve outcomes for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer everywhere. ..

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Investing in Our Future Leaders

IGCS Programs for Early Career Members Dear Colleagues, The exponential growth and success the IGCS have experienced over the last three years from my perspective has been through our unique membership strategic partner model and initiating programs that meet the needs of our members. One of the greatest growth areas has been and will continue to be those early in their careers from both high and low resource settings. Our society’s greatest strength is our membership. IGCS is made up of over ..

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