Learn About Ovarian and Uterine Cancer on Webcast

OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Learn About Ovarian and Uterine Cancer on Webcast. On this webcast, we’re going to discuss what we know about these cancers… the challenges for screening and diagnosis, as well as the latest in approaches to treatment. We’ll find out where we are in the timeline of these cancers and get a glimpse of where the story might lead us. To update us on the latest on uterine and ovarian cancer, I’m pleased to welcome Dr. Kristin Bixel, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology from the The James Cancer hospital here at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

View a video introduction of this webcast

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: describe the presenting symptoms and initial evaluation for patients with ovarian/endometrial cancer; and discuss the genetic landscape of ovarian/endometrial cancer.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Screening recommendations for ovarian cancer
  • Screening recommendations for uterine cancer
  • Red flags for gynecologic cancers
  • Screening for high risk patients
  • When to suspect genetic syndrome

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.