Turning grief into action: How one mother is helping shape the future of women’s health care This Cervical Cancer Awareness Week, the Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG) is highlighting the real impact of cervical cancer and [...]
Blood test offers hope for more effective ovarian cancer treatment Media Release - 12 November 2025 New clinical research has identified a blood test that can reveal which women are more likely to respond to a particular treatment [...]
New report reveals Australia’s fastest-growing women’s cancer Uterine cancers have become Australia’s fastest-growing women’s cancer, with incidence doubling over the past 25 years and projected to continue to surge. Without immediate action, more than 44,000 women are expected [...]
ANZGOG releases co-authored position paper on uterine cancer “Spotlight on uterine cancer: Shaping access to equitable and high-quality care” Uterine cancer is the most common gynecological cancer in Australia – and the second most common globally. Despite this, [...]
ANZGOG’s Survivors Teaching Students program surpasses 20,000 students and expands across New Zealand The Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG) is proud to announce two significant milestones in its Survivors Teaching Students (STS) program - an [...]
Every day in Australia, 19 women are diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer,1 (including uterine, ovarian, cervical, vaginal and vulvar cancers) and that number is set to rise by 21% over the next decade2. Tragically, more than half of [...]
Professor Paul Cohen presents highlights from the recent ASCO Annual Meeting held in Chicago, USA, from May 30 – June 3, 2025. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is the leading professional organisation for [...]
Volunteering That Changes Lives: ANZGOG Celebrates Community Heroes During National Volunteer Week This National Volunteer Week (19–25 May), the Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG) proudly honours the remarkable contributions of more than 150 community volunteers [...]
Meet Dr Gwo Yaw Ho - Winner of the 2025 Michael Friedlander AM Award Senior Medical Oncologist at Monash Health, Dr Gwo Yaw Ho, is the 2025 Michael Friedlander AM Award recipient, an annual award [...]
The Gynaecological Cancer Transformation Initiative (GCTI) For the first time, women with lived experience, leading gynaecological cancer organisations, and Australia’s top clinical and pre-clinical researchers have united to create a bold, national plan: The Gynaecological Cancer Transformation Initiative [...]
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Virtually every advance in cancer survival has been made on the back of clinical trials.
As the peak, national gynaecological cancer clinical trials organisation for Australia and New Zealand, ANZGOG‘s purpose is to improve outcomes and quality of life for women with gynaecological cancer by conducting research.
We conduct and promote clinical trials and undertake multidisciplinary research into the causes, prevention and treatments of gynaecological cancers.
Research Community Volunteers will have the opportunity to contribute to ANZGOG research at every stage of the development process.
Community volunteers will lend their voices to research discussions sharing their personal perspective and representing the broader views of people with lived experience of gynaecological cancer.
Opportunities range from sharing your lived experience as a participant on a research grant working party or a Trial Management Committee, through to Research Advisor and Expert roles requiring additional levels of education and expertise in research analysis.
Gynaecological cancer research is critically needed but critically underfunded. WomenCan is the fundraising arm of ANZGOG, supporting ANZGOG by funding our programs to improve life for women with gynaecological cancer.
WomenCan’s mission is to engage the community to fund pioneering discoveries that will enable women with a gynaecological cancer to live better and live longer.
WomenCan believes the power of the collective, united in a common purpose, can make a real difference in the lives of women with gynaecological cancers.
ANZGOG’s Survivors Teaching Students (STS) Program is a ground-breaking volunteer program that brings gynaecological cancer survivors and caregivers into the classrooms of health professional students to teach them about women’s experiences with the diseases.
Survivors and caregivers are in a unique position to help students understand the ‘lived experience’ of a gynaecological cancer, including the psychosocial impact, and the importance of timely diagnosis, good health communication and compassionate care.
By joining STS and sharing your story, you will have the opportunity to impact the future care of women diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer, with participating students reporting not only increased understanding of gynaecological cancers but also a deeper understanding of the patient experience to take forward into their practice.
Since the program began at ANZGOG in 2017, our volunteers have shared their stories with more than 11,000 students across Australia and New Zealand.
