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Cancer’s Impact on Women’s Fertility and Building a Family after Treatment

By Esther Napolitano, BS, Science Writer/Editor | Monday, September 16, 2013

Memorial Sloan-Kettering experts discuss the impact that cancer and its treatment can have on female fertility, and options for building a family after treatment ends.

Tags: Survivorship; Cervical Cancer; Colorectal Cancer; Endometrial Cancer; Ovarian Cancer; Uterine Cancer

Cancer Guide

New Information about Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment at Memorial Sloan-Kettering

By Andrea Peirce, BA, Writer/Editor | Friday, August 16, 2013

Memorial Sloan-Kettering uses a multidisciplinary approach to provide leading-edge care to women with cervical cancer.

Tags: Cancer Care; Prevention; Cervical Cancer; Screening; Treatment

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Gynecologic Surgeon Carol Brown Discusses Importance of HPV Vaccine

By Jim Stallard, MA, Writer/Editor | Thursday, June 20, 2013

Watch Memorial Sloan-Kettering gynecologic surgeon Carol Brown discuss the importance of the HPV vaccine.

Tags: Cancer Care; Prevention; Cervical Cancer

Q&A

Strategies for Women to Cope with Sexual and Vaginal Health Concerns Related to Cancer

By Andrea Peirce, BA, Writer/Editor | Friday, June 14, 2013

Therapies are often available for women dealing with sexual and vaginal health concerns related to cancer and its treatment.

Tags: Cancer Care; Survivorship; Sexual Health; Breast Cancer; Cervical Cancer; Colorectal Cancer; Endometrial Cancer; Ovarian Cancer; Uterine Cancer

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Meet Gynecologic Cancer Surgeon Yukio Sonoda

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Dr. Sonoda, who performs minimally invasive procedures when possible, discusses how patients at Memorial Sloan-Kettering have the benefit of an entire team of physicians having input into their care.

Tags: Cancer Care; Surgery; Cervical Cancer; Treatment; Endometrial Cancer; Ovarian Cancer

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Meet Gynecologic Cancer Surgeon Dennis Chi

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Dr. Chi, Deputy Chief of the Gynecology Service, talks about the way Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s research and state-of-the-art care help women with ovarian, cervical, and uterine cancers.

Tags: Cancer Care; Surgery; Cervical Cancer; Ovarian Cancer; Uterine Cancer

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Meet Gynecologic Surgeon Richard Barakat

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Friday, December 28, 2012

Dr. Barakat explains the latest surgical techniques for improving outcomes and quality of life in women with cervical, ovarian, and other gynecologic cancers.

Tags: Cancer Care; Surgery; Cervical Cancer; Ovarian Cancer

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Meet Gynecologic Cancer Surgeon Carol Brown

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Gynecologic cancer surgeon Dr. Brown discusses how doctors and nurses collaborate to care for patients, from diagnosis through lifelong follow-up.

Tags: Cancer Care; Surgery; Cervical Cancer; Ovarian Cancer; Uterine Cancer

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Meet Gynecologic Surgeon Nadeem Abu-Rustum

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Monday, October 22, 2012

Dr. Abu-Rustum, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Gynecology Service, discusses how the gynecologic cancer care team treats each woman with an individualized approach.

Tags: Cancer Care; Surgery; Cervical Cancer; Endometrial Cancer; Ovarian Cancer

Honor

Gynecologic Surgeon Richard Barakat to Be Appointed President of Two Leading Medical Societies

By Julie Grisham, MS, Science Writer/Editor | Monday, October 1, 2012

Dr. Barakat will serve as president of two prestigious societies for gynecologic cancer, allowing him to influence how women with these cancers are cared for both in the United States and around the world.

Tags: Cancer Care; Cervical Cancer; Ovarian Cancer; Uterine Cancer

In the O.R.

Surgeons Develop Method to Reduce Lymph Node Removal in Gynecologic Cancers

By Jim Stallard, MA, Writer/Editor | Monday, July 9, 2012

Memorial Sloan-Kettering surgeons have pioneered a technique that may improve quality of life for women with early-stage gynecologic cancers.

Tags: Cancer Care; Clinical Research; Surgery; Cervical Cancer; Endometrial Cancer

Patient Story

Read Stephanie’s Story about Fertility-Sparing Cervical Cancer Surgery

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Monday, January 30, 2012

While a diagnosis of cervical cancer once required a hysterectomy, a procedure called a radical trachelectomy eliminated Stephanie Luedke’s cancer and preserved her ability to bear a child.

Tags: Cancer Care; Surgery; Cervical Cancer