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Gynecologic Cancers: A Team Approach to Women’s Health Care (NCCC LIVE)

Presented February 17, 2021 as part of the UNC Lineberger Cancer Network NC Community College Oncology lecture series.

Presenters

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Daniel Clarke-Pearson, MD
Professor
Gynecologic Oncology
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
UNC School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Photo of Lyn Filip, RN, BSN, OCN

Lyn Filip, RN, BSN, OCN
Assistant Professor
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
UNC School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Gynecologic Cancers: A Team Approach to Women’s Health Care

Daniel Clarke-Pearson, MD, and Lyn Filip, RN, BSN, OCN, will discuss the multidisciplinary management and care of women with gynecologic cancers (cervix, uterine and ovarian cancer). The lecture will incorporate anatomy, incidence, risk factors, early signs, spread of cancer and the first visit to a gynecologic oncologist for women with endometrial, ovarian and cervical cancers.

Learning Outcomes

  • Discuss the common signs and symptoms of cervix, uterine and ovarian cancers.
  • Describe the value of pap smears and HPV vaccination in the prevention of cervical cancer.
  • Describe the methods used to diagnose cervix, uterine and ovarian cancer.
  • Identify risk factors and screening tests used appropriately for gynecologic cancers.
  • Discuss HPV vaccination, the need, timing of vaccinations and outcomes.

Credits Offered

  • General Participation

Requirements

To receive credit for this course, you must:

  1. Attend at least 50 minutes minutes of the session.
  2. Obtain the attendance verification password from your instructor or via the attendee follow-up email from the UNC Cancer Network.
  3. Complete the course evaluation.
  4. Select credit type.

Estimated course completion time: 5 minutes