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Mashup Score: 0A Special Message for Memorial Day – Foundation for Women's Cancer - 11 month(s) ago
This Memorial Day, please join us in recognizing and honoring our military service members who made the ultimate sacrifice for our great nation. We observe this day to honor their heroic, selfless acts and preserve their memories. To our Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) active-duty, reserve, and veteran members, we applaud you for your service to our country and gratefully appreciate your…
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Mashup Score: 0Donate – Foundation for Women's Cancer - 12 month(s) ago
In response to the Illinois COVID-19 remote working directives, our response time for donations and sending acknowledgements may be delayed. We appreciate both your patience and your generosity while we work to continue our mission in these unusual circumstances. Please support the important work of the Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC). Your one-time, monthly or annual gift helps us fund…
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Mashup Score: 1Foundation for Women's Cancer - 12 month(s) ago
Learn more about the remarkable investigators working towards a world free of gynecologic cancers. Know the five gynecologic cancers. Take steps today to protect your…
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Mashup Score: 2Clinical Trials Basics – Foundation for Women's Cancer - 12 month(s) ago
Clinical trials are the key to improving prevention, diagnosis, and safe and effective cancer treatment. They are the process through which standards of care are defined. We encourage you to download our Clinical Trials Glossary of Commonly Used Terms to better understand this information. Download a printable version of the information in this section with our brochure, Clinical Trials: Your…
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Mashup Score: 0Research – Foundation for Women's Cancer - 12 month(s) ago
Supporting gynecologic cancer research is a core mission of the Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC). To date, more than $10 million has been awarded through research grants, training grants, research prizes and career development awards. In almost every instance, a committed and caring family made the funding for this research possible. The bulk of the research funding has been awarded to young…
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Mashup Score: 1A Message to Our Gynecologic Cancer Patients, Advocates, and Community – Foundation for Women's Cancer - 1 year(s) ago
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently reported a U.S. shortage of several drugs, including cisplatin, carboplatin, and methotrexate. These chemotherapy drugs are used to treat many types of gynecologic cancers, such as those involving the uterus, cervix, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. The Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC), alongside the…
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Mashup Score: 0The Lifesaving Power of Self-Advocacy: Christena Garduno’s Cancer Story – Foundation for Women's Cancer - 1 year(s) ago
Self-advocacy means being actively involved in your cancer care from diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Christena Garduno is the quintessential self-advocate having trusted her gut instinct following a questionable prognosis. Christena is a CEO of an advertising agency, DEI advocate, gardener, dancer and much more, but being a researcher at heart is what truly saved her life. After a…
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Mashup Score: 0Foundation for Women's Cancer - 1 year(s) ago
Learn more about the remarkable investigators working towards a world free of gynecologic cancers. Know the 5 Gynecologic Cancers. Take steps today to protect your…
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Mashup Score: 0Vulvar Cancer – Foundation for Women's Cancer - 1 year(s) ago
This section will take you through the basics of what you need to know about vulvar cancer. It will introduce you to the people who may be part of your treatment team. Also, it will identify the different types of treatments for vulvar cancer. Hopefully, this information will help prepare you to talk with your treatment team and to feel more confident about your treatment plan. Download a…
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Mashup Score: 0Caregiving – Foundation for Women's Cancer - 1 year(s) ago
The term family caregiver or caregiver has become common in our culture over the last decade. A caregiver is anyone who provides physical, emotional, spiritual, financial or logistical support to a loved one with a chronic, disabling or life-threatening illness. Many people in this situation do not immediately identify with the term “caregiver.” You may not believe that it fits you, especially if…
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This Memorial Day, please join FWC in recognizing and honoring our military service members who made the ultimate sacrifice for our great nation. To read a letter from our FWC Chair and SGO President, click the link in bio or visit https://t.co/3PfNnGkeGa. https://t.co/YFLV4pp5CR