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Join us March 22nd for March Journal Club! Guest editors will discuss the March Special Issue: Surgery for gynecological cancers in the era of personalized medicine.

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Welcome Ukrainian Society of Gynecologic Oncology

We are delighted to announce that the Ukrainian Society of Gynecologic Oncology has joined the IGCS Strategic Alliance Partner Program. Through this alliance, 30 Ukrainian gynecologic cancer specialists now benefit from dual membership, gaining support from their regional society as well as access to the vast resources and expertise of the international gynecologic cancer community.  The Ukrainian Society of Gynecologic Oncology was established in 1998 with the purpose to unite all specialists in the country and provide them with educational opportunities to facilitate even higher quality gynecologic cancer care to patients. The decision to join the IGCS alliance was influenced by the success of joint educational programs conducted by IGCS and the American Eurasian Cancer Alliance (AECA) in the region. The leaders of the Ukrainian Society recognized the transformative potential of international collaboration in elevating gynecologic cancer care in Ukraine.   According to GLOBOCAN 2022 data (gco.iarc.fr), uterine, cervical, and ovarian cancer are the 4th, 5th, and 6th most common cancers in the country with 18,691 Ukrainian women reportedly diagnosed with gynecologic cancer in 2022.   Ukrainian Society President, Dr. Valentine Svinitskiy said, “It is a great honor to join the IGCS. Despite the difficult times in our country, we do not stop evolving. With the support of the IGCS and the AECA, we will have the opportunity to provide our patients…

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Did you miss the IGCS 2022 Annual Global Meeting? Good news — the Best of IGCS 2022 is now available for purchase on Education360 Learning Portal for 50% off. Purchase today and receive access for up to two years!

Global Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program and Cervical Cancer Elimination

The IGCS Global Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program 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).

Georgia Joins Strategic Alliance Partnership

IGCS is expanding its Strategic Alliance Partnership to the country of Georgia and the Caucasus region. the Kazakh Cancer Society and the American Eurasian Cancer Alliance —we’ll combine our outreach efforts to further develop the field of gynecologic oncology within the region, a goal that our colleagues in Georgia are eager to achieve.

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.

Poland-Ukraine Cooperative

The cooperative initiative, organized by both Polish and Ukrainian oncogynecologists is based on a network of interpersonal contacts including Dr. Marcin Stanislaw Bobiński (Lublin, Poland) and Dr. Olha Hoptyana (Kyiv, Ukraine). Here are their stories.

IGCS 2022 Annual Global Meeting

The IGCS 2022 Annual Global Meeting was held September 29 – October 1 in New York City with several sessions broadcast live for virtual attendees. All the session recordings remain available to registered delegates through December 28, 2022.

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