Women and Newborn Health Service
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Gynaecologic Cancer Service
Information for health professionals
The Western Australian Gynaecologic Cancer Service is a state-wide service providing 24 hour access to a Gynaecologic Oncologist for advice.
This is a state-wide service with campuses at one public tertiary referral hospital and several private hospitals. The public service is based at King Edward Memorial Hospital with private services at Hollywood Private Hospital and St John of God Hospital Subiaco and Murdoch.
A Gynaecologic Oncologist is a certified subspecialists of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists competent in the comprehensive management of women with a genital malignancy.
All women should have access to subspecialist care in the management of their gynaecological cancer.
Gynaecologic Cancer Care Team
The Western Australian Cancer and Palliative Care Model of Care for Gynaecologic Cancer (PDF) document describes how Gynaecologic Cancer Care should be delivered in Western Australia.
Symptoms and investigations
- Clinical Updates
- Gynaecologic cancer information and resources
- Endometrial cancer (this is a 60 minute programme)
- GP learning module – gynaecological cancers (approved for RACGP 40 Category 1 Women's Health points)
Cancer screening
- National Cervical Screening Program
- Ovarian cancer screening
- Frequently asked questions about screening for ovarian cancer (PDF)
- WA Cervical Cancer Prevention Program
- WA Cervical Cytology Register
- HPV DNA testing
Vaccines
Risk calculators and prediction tools
The following links may be useful in determining the risk your patient has in developing a gynaecologic cancer:
- Familial Risk Assessment – Breast and Ovarian Cancer (FRA-BOC)
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre - Prediction tools
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre - Hereditary Cancer and Genetics
