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The latest news and information about the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation.
The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) was founded by the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) in 1991. GCF’s mission, in concert with SGO, is to support research, education and public awareness of gynecologic cancer prevention, early detection and optimal treatment. GCF advances this mission by increasing public and private funds that aid in the development and implementation of programs to meet these goals.
Announcements
January is Cervical Cancer Screening Month
CancerCards and GCF Team-Up During January
CancerCards will donate $1 to GCF during January for every card purchased, so send a friend or loved one in cancer treatment a card by visiting www.cancercardsonline.com. More...
GCF Offers First Wellness Forum
From Tai Chi to Chai Tea
Steps You Can Take to Prevent Women's Cancer
The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation in partnership with the WebMD Health Foundation is pleased to offer its first Wellness Forum. This free event will take place Thursday, January 28, 2010 from 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at Moores UCSD Cancer Center in La Jolla, CA. More...
GCF Surgeons Raise Awareness through Rock
They're six doctors you hope to never meet in a hospital, yet you could have a great time rocking out to their music. By profession, they are gynecologic oncologists charged with guiding women (and their families) through gynecologic cancer diagnosis and treatment and—hopefully—to a cure. With each case, their highest hope is to deliver the sweetest words a cancer patient can hear: "No Evidence of Disease." More...
GCF is proud to introduce the Gynecologic Oncologist Awareness Campaign
Recently accumulated research shows that women diagnosed with a reproductive cancer, especially ovarian and uterine (endometrial) cancers, experience improved outcomes when treated first by a gynecologic oncologist. Gynecologic oncologists are physicians specially trained to provide comprehensive treatment of women with cancer. Please call 800.444.4441 or search our gynecologic oncologist directory to find a doctor near you. More...
GCF Releases Ovarian Cancer Risk Brochure
A new GCF brochure details the risk of ovarian cancer for all women. Understanding Your Risks of Ovarian Cancer: A Woman’s Guide outlines the symptoms of ovarian cancer, describes personal levels of risks for average women, as well as those with increased risk, and offers screening and prevention strategies that can reduce the risk. More...
Media Contact Information
Marsha Wilson
Director of Communications
301.320.3342
301.332.0117 Mobile
mwilson@thegcf.org
Current Press Releases
New $50,000 Annual Prize for Outstanding Gynecologic Cancer Researcher Annouced
The Claudia Cohen Research Foundation in association with the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation announces a new annual $50,000 Prize for Outstanding Gynecologic Cancer Researcher.
This $50,000 annual prize will be awarded to an individual in recognition of his or her outstanding contributions to research improving the care of women with gynecologic cancer. The awardees will have made important contributions that improve gynecologic cancer patient care, including early detection. The award will be made to the individual rather than his/her institution. More...
GCF Race for Gynecologic Cancer Awareness During The Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Movement Weekend
Mark your calendars for the weekend of November 6-8, 2009—the inaugural Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Movement Weekend and GCF’s half marathon/5K race. Join gynecologic cancer doctors; survivors and their families and friends; members of the advocacy community; and over 3,000 runners and walkers in Washington, DC for this exciting awareness-raising weekend. There will be a CME course for physicians, and free concurrent cervical cancer, endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer courses for survivors. Sunday is race day! More...
Rock & Roll Doctors to Release Debut CD "No Evidence of Disease” on Motéma Music, Sept. 8, 2009
August 24, 2009—Six oncologists band together to make powerful music and raise funds for awareness of women’s cancer care. More...
SGO/GCF Physicians Participate in The Group Room Cancer Talk Radio Show to Discuss CA 125 Monitoring for Patients with Recurring Ovarian Cancer
Tune into the broadcast of the Sunday, June 14, 2009 show to hear a timely discussion about a European randomized clinical trial presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Meeting in Orlando, Florida, on May 31, 2009. More...
Understanding Your Risk of Ovarian Cancer: A Woman’s Guide” Featured in the Palm Beach Daily News
On Monday, April 20, 2009, the Palm Beach Daily News ran a feature story on its front page urging local women to add GCF’s new brochure to their summer reading list. The article referred women to the Women’s Cancer Network where they can download the brochure. More...
Expert Contributes to People Weekly Story about the Death of Jade Goody from Cervical Cancer
Chicago, April 6, 2009—Dr. Mark Einstein, the medical director of GCF’s National Cervical Cancer Public Education Campaign, contributed to the People Weekly coverage of the death of Jade Goody from cervical cancer by providing facts about how to prevent cervical cancer. More...
Funding by the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation Leads to Findings That Genetic Differences Protect Against Cervical Cancer
Chicago, March 13, 2009—Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, led by Dr. Mark H. Einstein and Dr Robert D. Burk, with funding from the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation, have found that women with certain gene variations appear to be protected against cervical cancer. More...
Dr. David M. Gershenson Named Chairman of the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
Chicago, March 4, 2009—The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) announces the election of Dr. David M. Gershenson as its new chairman effective immediately. Dr. Gershenson replaces Dr. Karl C. Podratz who completed his six-year term as chairman. More...
The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation Announces Recipient of 2008 Public Service Award
Chicago, February 16, 2009—The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) announces that Mike Burg has been selected by the GCF Board of Directors as the 2008 Public Service Award recipient. This award was presented on February 5, 2009 at the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists 40th Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer in San Antonio, TX. More...
The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation Announces Research Award Recipients
Chicago, February 16, 2009—The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) announces the recipients of its 2008 Research Grants and Awards. These awards were presented on February 5, 2009 at the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists 40th Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer in San Antonio, TX. More...
Ovarian Cancer Research Fund and Gynecologic Cancer Foundation Fund New Ovarian Cancer Symptoms Study
New York, February 5, 2009—Today, the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF), in partnership with the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF), announced that Barbara Goff, M.D., Director of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Washington, has been named to lead the OCRF Ovarian Cancer Symptoms Study. More...
Gynecologic Cancer Foundation Urges Women to Learn More About Gynecologic and Breast Cancers
Chicago, January 12, 2009—In 2009 alone, over 78,000 American women will learn that they have a gynecologic cancer. Moreover, many women are at risk for these cancers, including cervical cancer, endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer, but few are aware of this risk. More...
Funding From the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation Leads to Understanding of Link between Proteins and Survival in Women with Ovarian Cancer
Chicago, December 18, 2008—A study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine describes how the levels of two proteins are linked to the likelihood of survival in women diagnosed with ovarian cancer. A similar association is found in both lung and breast cancers. More...
Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer Patients Experience Improved Outcomes When Treated First by a Gynecologic Oncologist
Chicago, September 24, 2008—For the first time, accumulated data demonstrates that women diagnosed with a reproductive cancer, especially ovarian and uterine (endometrial) cancers, experience improved outcomes when treated first by a gynecologic oncologist. More...
