New Cervical Cancer Education Resource Available
Chicago, January 20, 2004 - The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) and the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) today announced the availability of an education kit designed to inform health care consumers about cervical cancer, including basic information about the disease, screening, detection and treatment options. More...

Women Urged to Get Screened for Cervical Cancer During January, Cervical Cancer Screening Month
Chicago, IL (January 6, 2004) - To mark January 2004 as Cervical Cancer Screening Month, the National Cervical Cancer Public Education Campaign today urged women to get screened for cervical cancer in order to prevent the disease. More...

Latest Medical and Scientific Advances for Gynecologic Cancers Presented in First Annual “State of the State of Gynecologic Cancers”
Chicago, September 29, 2003 –The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) has released the “State of the State of Gynecologic Cancers – First Annual Report to the Women of America,” detailing the most recent advances in the detection and treatment of gynecologic cancers. It is the first report to provide critical information about symptoms, risk factors, screening/prevention methods and incidence figures for these cancers, which affect more than 80,000 women in the U.S. each year, according to the American Cancer Society. More...

Cuatro pasos para prevenir y detectar el cáncer en las mujeres
Septiembre 2003 - Aunque se han hecho grandes esfuerzos en la prevención y tratamiento de los cánceres ginecológicos, todavía mueren cada año cerca de 26,000 mujeres en los Estados Unidos. Pero los cánceres no deberían ser fatales, y la detección y tratamientos apropiados son clave para bajar esta cifra. More...

New York Times Supplement on Gynecologic Cancers to Provide Critical Women's Health Information
Chicago, May 8, 2003-Women nationwide will have an opportunity to learn the latest information about gynecologic cancers through a four-page supplement appearing nationwide in The New York Times on Sunday, June 22, 2003. The supplement will also appear Tuesday, June 17 in copies of The New York Times distributed to subscribers in the New York designated market only. More...

New Brochure Provides Patient Information about Intimacy and Sexuality After Gynecologic Cancer
Chicago, May 2003 - Gynecologic cancer patients who have questions about intimacy and sexuality following cancer diagnosis and treatment can now refer to a brochure specifically created to answer some of their most sensitive questions about quality of life issues. More...

KARL C. PODRATZ, M.D., PH.D., ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE GYNECOLOGIC CANCER FOUNDATION
Chicago, May 2003 -- The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) announced that Karl C. Podratz, M.D., Ph.D., has been elected the new chairman of its Board of Directors. Dr. Podratz is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. More...

SOCIETY OF GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGISTS AND GYNECOLOGIC CANCER FOUNDATION APPLAUD FDA APPROVAL OF NEW CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING OPTION
Chicago, April 16, 2003 --- The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) and the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) support the recent positive step by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow the use of HPV testing in conjunction with the Pap test for cervical cancer screening for women 30 and older. More...