We encourage patients, survivors, health care professionals, supporters and caregivers to share your stories to connect and inspire others in the gynecologic cancer community.
Elizabeth Young, cervical mesonephric adenocarcinoma survivor, isn’t afraid to jump for a cause close to her heart—no matter how high. Not only does she empower women to enter the sport of skydiving, she’s also committed to increasing awareness and raising funds to help eradicate gynecologic cancers. Over Mother’s Day weekend, May 10-12, 2019, Elizabeth hosted … Read More
Through the 2018-2019 Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC) Research Grants and Awards program, Kari Hacker, MD, PhD, and Clinical Assistant Professor at New York University (NYU) Langone Health, received a $50,000 research grant funded by St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness (SLOCA). In this Q&A, Dr. Hacker will share insight into her ongoing gynecologic (GYN) cancer … Read More
Mary (Dicey) Jackson Scroggins, a 22-year ovarian cancer survivor and health activist, presented her perspective on participation in gynecologic cancer clinical trials to health care professionals at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s (SGO) 50th Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer in Honolulu, HI, on March, 18, 2019. This presentation was part of the session, Scientific Plenary … Read More
A routine Pap exam in 2004 was the beginning of a fifteen-year cancer journey for Linda Ryan, cervical cancer survivor. At age 36, Linda was initially diagnosed with stage 0 adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS), a condition where abnormal cells are found in the glandular tissue that line certain internal organs, such as—and most commonly—the cervix. The … Read More
Jeanne Lappin, Associate Program Manager at United States Pharmacopeia (USP), and her colleagues formed two teams for the 2018 Waterman’s Half Iron Triathlon Relay on Sept. 29 in Rock Hall, MD and raised $10,650 to benefit the FWC. “My sister suffers from a very rare women’s cancer and my sister-in-law died of ovarian cancer a … Read More