ANZGOG members were recognised for their outstanding contributions to improving outcomes for everyone with a lived experience of gynaecological cancer during the ANZGOG 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting conference dinner. The ANZGOG Recognition Awards are a chance to recognise [...]
ANZGOG is pleased to announce that Dr Helen Gooden, National Manager of the Survivors Teaching Students (STS) program, has been named as a 2021 Westfield Local Hero. The Westfield Local Heroes program recognises, celebrates, [...]
ANZGOG Director Professor Clare Scott has been awarded the Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA) and Novartis Oncology Cancer Achievement Award. Professor Clare Scott, Medical Oncologist Prof Clare Scott is a clinical [...]
ANZGOG is excited to announce that Dr Helen Gooden, National Manager of the Survivors Teaching Students program, has been nominated as a Westfield Local Hero and selected as a top six finalist for Westfield Sydney. [...]
ANZGOG member and Mercy Health's Professor Peter Grant has been recognised with a Medal of the Order of Australia in the General Division (OAM) for his service to gynaecological oncology. Professor Peter Grant OAM [...]
Shannon Philp, one of Australia’s first nurse practitioners in gynae-oncology, has received the 2021 HESTA Nurse of the Year award. The award recgonises and celebrates Shannon’s contribution to nursing education and patient-centred care for women, as [...]
Associate Professor Alison Brand was recognised as a Member, Order of Australia (AM) for her significant service to gynaecology, medicine and medical organisations in the Australia Day awards announced by the Governor General. During [...]
ANZGOG congratulates Member Prof Anna DeFazio and former Survivors Teaching Students volunteer Kristen Larsen for being awarded the 2020 Jeannie Ferris Cancer Australia Recognition Award. Both Prof DeFazio and Ms Larsen were recognised for their significant [...]
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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.
