Educational Materials
The Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC) is proud to present free educational courses, resource guides, and fact sheets designed to comprehensively support gynecologic cancer patients, caregivers, and survivors.
Resource Guides
When asked, 9 in 10 gyn oncologists said that patient education is very important to help improve patient outcomes and nearly 8 in 10 said the biggest barrier to early detection of gyn cancers is lack of awareness.
Materials are available to download for free below, and printed copies can be ordered for a nominal fee to share and help #MoveTheMessage about the five gyn cancers and reinforce the importance of early detection.
Fact Sheets
Living with Cancer: Considerations
- ERAS: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Financial Resources for Cancer Patients: Your Guide
- Recursos financieros para pacientes con cáncer: Su Guía (Español)
- Financial Resources for Cancer Patients: Your Guide (Mandarin)
- Palliative Care: Your Guide
- Cuidados paliativos: Su Guía (Español)
- Palliative Care: Your Guide (Mandarin)
- Postoperative Pain Management: Your Guide
- Manejo del dolor postoperatorio: Su Guía (Español)
- Postoperative Pain Management: Your Guide (Mandarin)
- Psychosocial Issues & Survivorship: Your Guide
- Problemas psicosociales y supervivencia: Su Guía (Español)
- Psychosocial Issues & Survivorship: Your Guide (Mandarin)
- Sexuality & Intimacy: Your Guide
- Sexualidad e intimidad: Su Guía (Español)
- Sexuality & Intimacy: Your Guide (Mandarin)
- Survivorship: Your Guide
- Supervivencia: Su Guía (Español)
- Survivorship: Your Guide (Mandarin)
Rare Tumors
- Carcinosarcoma
- Carcinosarcoma (Español)
- Carcinosarcoma (Mandarin)
- Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary
- Low Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
- Malignant Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors
- Malignant Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors (Español)
- Malignant Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors (Mandarin)
- Mucinous Ovarian Cancer
- Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Cervix
- Sex Cord Stromal Tumors
- Uterine Clear Cell Carcinoma
- Uterine Leiomyosarcoma
- Uterine Leiomyosarcoma (Español)
- Uterine Leiomyosarcoma (Mandarin)
- Uterine Serous Carcinoma
- Uterine Serous Carcinoma (Español)
- Uterine Serous Carcinoma (Mandarin)
- Vulvar and Vaginal Melanoma
- Vulvar and Vaginal Melanoma (Español)
- Vulvar and Vaginal Melanoma (Mandarin)
Podcasts
Encouraging Self-Advocacy in the Cervical Cancer Journey
Let’s do this – This episode of SGO on the GO features patient advocates who share their experiences and offer valuable insights from their journeys as cervical cancer patients and survivors. It is hosted by the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) Health Equity Subcommittee, a division of the SGO Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity (DIHE) Committee.
Moderators:
- Lindsay Kuroki, MD, MSCI, Washington University Physicians, DIHE Health Equity subcommittee Chair
- Nancy Zhou, MD, Rutgers Health – NJMS, DIHE Health Equity subcommittee Member
Speakers:
- Mindy Dunn, Cancer Survivor
- Linda Ryan, Cancer Survivor and Patient Advocate
Resource Links:
Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC) Cervical Cancer: Your Guide
SGO Oncofertility Part 1: Giving Patients Ownership of their Future Fertility Options
On this episode of SGO on the GO podcast, listen to Jennifer MacDonald, MD, interview Scott Richard, MD, and Rachel Blair Danis, MD, MS, about the importance of fertility preservation for cancer patients, partnering with a reproductive endocrinology and infertility clinic (REI) to expand fertility options for future family building, and patients utilizing grant/nonprofit funding resources to financially assist with fertility treatment options.
2024-2025 SGO Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Subcommittee Lead and Moderator:
Jennifer MacDonald, PharmD, BCOP
Speakers:
Scott Richard, MD
Rachel Blair Danis, MD, MS
Potential Funding Resources:
- Livestrong is a nonprofit organization that helps people affected by cancer with resources, programs, and advocacy.
- The Chick Mission idea “hatched” when Amanda’s fertility preservation coverage was denied by her insurance company. Staring down a long road of chemo, radiation and long-term drug therapy, Amanda understood the high likelihood of infertility after her treatment and decided to move forward covering the costs on her own. The idea of other patients choosing not to pursue preservation simply because of the cost barrier did not sit well – socioeconomic standing should not dictate whether anyone has an opportunity to have biological children after they battle and beat cancer.
SGO Oncofertility Part 2: Risks of Premature Ovarian Failure
Maximizing reproductive fertility options is just as important as beating cancer, and it is important to bridge the gap between patient education and fertility resources. Join Jennifer MacDonald, MD, as she interviews Scott Richard, MD, and Rachel Blair Danis, MD, MS, about premature ovarian failure, ovarian preservation, and how chemo agents, radiation, and surgery can affect the patient’s natural fertility options.
2024-2025 SGO Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Subcommittee Lead and Moderator:
Jennifer MacDonald, PharmD, BCOP
Speakers:
Scott Richard, MD
Rachel Blair Danis, MD, MS
Cervical Cancer & Survivorship Podcast | Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
To celebrate Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, moderators Deanna Gerber, MD, and physician assistant Jessica Walchonski, PA-C, sat down with Cervical Cancer patient advocates Aisha McClellan, Joslyn Paguio, and Linda Ryan to talk about their diagnosis, treatment journey, survivorship, sexual health, and mental health. Take a moment to listen and learn from these inspiring and insightful advocates.
Moderators:
Deanna Gerber, MD
Jessica Walchonski, PA-C
Speakers:
Aisha McClellan
Joslyn Paguio
Linda Ryan
