Most women diagnosed with ovarian cancer will not survive five years from diagnosis. Veronica shares her story as an ovarian cancer survivor and mother. “When my son was in primary school one of the little girls [...]
A new comic book “Understanding Ovarian Cancer” is helping children and young people understand ovarian cancer. Mother and grandmother, Veronica knows this comic will help thousands of women who are looking for ways to talk about [...]
The PORTEC 3 endometrial cancer trial has been ten years in the making but now provides insights into better treatments. Better treatments improve lives. Professor Linda Mileshkin, ANZGOG's Primary Investigator on the PORTEC 3 [...]
Associate Professor Philip Beale is appointed Chair of ANZGOG from 30 March 2018. His appointment follows the conclusion of Associate Professor Alison Brand AM's six-year term enabling gynaecological cancer research as Chair of ANZGOG. “It has [...]
Michelle Wilson believes the ability to think outside the box is one of the best skills clinicians can have for their patients. Michelle was awarded a Fund for New Research grant in 2016 for her ovarian [...]
Survivors Teaching Students: Caitlin "Ovarian cancer is a scary and lonely disease. Not long after my diagnosis I vowed to help save the lives of women affected by ovarian cancer, and to make it a disease [...]
Improving treatment practices in cervical cancer: EXCISE study Dr Paul Cohen received funding to run a pilot study in cervical cancer through the ANZGOG Fund for New Research. The study is called EXCISE and is comparing [...]
Cath during chemotherapy treatment Is exercise a new cancer drug? The new ECHO trial will hopefully provide the answer. Cath was a dedicated stay at home mum who left university in her 20s to [...]
Dr Paul Cohen Research Fellow Paul Cohen is the Director of Gynaecological Oncology at St John of God Hospital, Subiaco. He presented a new concept at the 2016 ANZGOG ASM on cervical adenocarcinoma surgery. What are [...]
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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.
