Gynecologic UMassMemorial Health Care Oncology

UMass Memorial Health Care is the largest not-for-profit health care system in Central New England with more than 13,000 employees and nearly 2,000 physicians, many of whom are members of UMass Memorial Medical Group. Our member hospitals and entities include Clinton Hospital, HealthAlliance Hospital, Marlborough Hospital, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Wing Memorial Hospital and Medical Centers and Community Healthlink, our behavioral health agency. With our teaching and research partner, the University of Massachusetts Medical School, From accurate diagnosis and staging to the our extensive primary care network and our Cancer, Diabetes, full range of today’s most advanced Heart and Vascular, and Musculoskeletal Centers of Excellence we deliver seamless programs of quality and compassionate care for treatment options, the gynecologic oncology patients across our health care system. team at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester provides complete, compassionate care for all types of cancers affecting the female reproductive system including: • Cervical cancer At the UMass Memorial Health Care Cancer Center of Excellence, our philosophy of care centers on hope as we treat our patients and • Ovarian and fallopian tube cancers their loved ones with compassion and commitment throughout their cancer journey, from prevention and diagnosis through • Uterine (endometrial) cancer treatment, survivorship and palliative care. We encourage our patients to take part in our clinical trials in order to rapidly benefit • Vaginal cancer from therapies that will be the cancer care of the future. • Vulvar cancer Combining the resources of our member and affiliated community hospitals, and our teaching and research partner, the University of • Pelvic masses Massachusetts Medical School, the Cancer Center of Excellence provides the most complete, multispecialty cancer care in Central New England and is a leader in treating breast, colorectal, lung and pancreatic cancers, and other common and rare cancers.

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Gynecologic Oncology UMass Memorial Medical Center – Memorial Campus 33 Kendall Street, Worcester, MA 01605 UMassMemorial Tel: 508-334-1160 Medical Center A Member of UMass Memorial Health Care www.umassmemorial.org 0212 Why choose UMass Memorial Medical Center gynecologic oncology services?

When you choose UMass Memorial, Medical School and the National Cancer Institute to You have access to the most you choose a team of experts. research breakthrough treatments for gynecologic advanced services for cancer care. cancers. UMass Memorial is at the forefront of some • We provide accessible, multidisciplinary specialty care • Minimally invasive surgery, including robotic surgery of the nation’s most promising research and for gynecologic cancers close to home. • Radiation therapy and high-dose rate brachytherapy treatment programs in these types of cancers. • We have Central Massachusetts’ only board-certified (internal radiation) physicians with advanced subspecialty training in the • Chemotherapy, including targeted biologic agents Our gynecologic oncology team care of women with gynecologic cancers. and intraperitoneal chemotherapy offers a multidisciplinary approach. • Studies show that women with reproductive cancer • Genetic testing and counseling have better outcomes and improved survival when • Surgeons, radiation oncologists, geneticists, medical • Clinical trials through the Gynecologic Oncology treated by a gynecologic oncologist. oncologists and other cancer experts partner for the Group, a division of the National Cancer Institute • As part of the Department of Obstetrics and coordination and care of patients with reproductive • Patient and family support resources Gynecology and UMass Memorial Health Care Cancer cancers, bringing together their skills to ensure the • Nutrition counseling Center of Excellence, our team works in partnership best possible result for each patient. with scientists at the University of Massachusetts Call for an appointment: 508-334-1160

Common Gynecologic Cancers

Cervical Cancer like bloating and changes in appetite. Treatment may Vaginal Cancer Cervical cancer is increasingly uncommon thanks to early include surgery and possibly chemotherapy. The surgical Vaginal cancer is rare and may be found after a woman diagnosis with regular Pap tests and prevention with HPV approach may involve removing the uterus, ovaries, complains of abnormal vaginal bleeding or a lump. Tumors vaccines given to young women. Cervical dysplasia fallopian tubes, nearby lymph nodes and abdominal tissue. of the vagina can also occur when another cancer spreads. (precancerous changes in the cervix) is usually found on Surgery or radiation may be used as therapy. Pap tests and, if treated, can prevent the development of Uterine (Endometrial) Cancer cervical cancer. Treatment depends on how far the Endometrial cancer is cancer that starts in the lining of the Vulvar Cancer cancer has spread and can include radical hysterectomy, uterus (endometrium). Endometrial cancer is the most This type of cancer forms on a woman’s external genitals radiation therapy and chemotherapy. common type of uterine cancer with most cases occurring (the vulva). This may be found as a growth or irritation on between the ages of 60 and 70. Symptoms include the vulva. Treatment for vulvar cancer depends on how Ovarian Cancer postmenopausal or perimenopausal bleeding. Most advanced the cancer is and can include surgery, radiation Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer among patients present with early stage disease and they are or chemotherapy. women, causing more deaths than any other often cured with surgical therapy alone. Treatment options reproductive cancer. It often causes unclear symptoms include surgery, sometimes followed by radiation therapy or chemotherapy.