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International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS) Announces Inaugural Uterine Cancer Awareness Month

Five Things to Do in Less Than Five Minutes to Take Charge of Your Gynecologic Health in 2022

Let’s Keep Moving! New FWC Campaign Aims to #MoveTheMessage Across the Nation

19 Years of Golfing for Gyn Cancer

The Foundation for Women’s Cancer Launches Move the Message

Foundation for Women’s Cancer

The Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC) steadily pursues its mission of supporting research, education and public awareness of gynecologic cancers.

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The FWC is the official foundation of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO), the premier medical specialty society for health care professionals trained in the comprehensive management of gynecologic cancers.

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