Thrive is the Foundation of Women’s Cancer’s (FWC) monthly newsletter, featuring inspirational stories from survivors, supporters and advocates, opportunities to get involved, upcoming events and education courses.
The fifth annual SGO Fly-In Day took place on Sept. 21, 2021. Forty-three SGO advocates met virtually with 77 offices to discuss legislation and health care policy items that are important to the care of women with gynecologic cancer with Members of Congress and their staff. This event is an opportunity for its SGO Congressional … Read More
The Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC) is honored to be represented by FWC Chair, Ginger J. Gardner, MD, at this year’s People vs. Cancer Summit hosted by The Atlantic. It will take place virtually on Nov. 16, 2021, and aims to explore the latest science and the important ways in which prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and … Read More
The Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC) in partnership with the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) recently launched a national campaign called #MoveTheMessage. This campaign aims to increase awareness of gynecologic cancers with a focus on historically marginalized communities and populations. Available online is a collection of patient education resources that provides insight and facts regarding … Read More
Did you know in 2019, there were over 1 million survivors of gynecologic cancer in the United States? In this report, The American Cancer Society defines a cancer survivor as “any person with a history of cancer, from the time of diagnosis through the remainder of their life.” Experiencing survivorship may seem like a spectrum … Read More
The Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC) Research Grants and Awards applications are now closed and the total number of research dollars available was over $518,000. This annual cycle is important for medical researchers to have the opportunity to obtain critical funding for advancing clinical trials and gynecologic cancer research. Researchers had the opportunity to apply for … Read More