Gynecologic Cancer Care

Expert diagnosis and care for women’s reproductive cancers

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The Gynecologic Cancer Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) offers the most advanced diagnosis and treatment options for gynecologic cancers. Our multidisciplinary team provides personalized care, innovative therapeutics and surgical procedures to give you a promising future and the best quality of life.

Types of Gynecologic Cancer

We provide expert diagnosis, treatment and support for all types of gynecologic cancers:

Cervical cancer
Ovarian cancer
Uterine cancer

Vaginal cancer
Vulvar cancer

Screening & Diagnostic Services

Our cancer specialists use the latest screening and diagnostic tools for a quick and accurate diagnosis. Depending on your symptoms and health situation, you may need some combination of these diagnostic tests:

Blood work
Imaging studies such as CT scan

Genetic Testing for Women’s Cancers

With regular screenings, you can reduce your risk for developing certain types of women’s cancer. Work with your primary care doctor or gynecologist to understand which types of screening and imaging tests might be right for you.

Depending on your personal and family risk factors, your health history and other factors, you may need these or other tests:

Breast and ovarian cancer genetic testing services
Human papillomavirus (HPV) tests
Pap smears

Pelvic exams
Pelvic ultrasound

Expert Cervical & Lower Genital Tract Dysplasia Care

BIDMC dysplasia experts launched the first program in New England that specializes in detecting and treating dysplasia and precancerous changes in the cervix, vagina, vulva and anus.

Advanced Gynecologic Cancer Treatments

We are dedicated to providing individualized, compassionate care for people with gynecologic cancer. To ensure the best possible outcome, we work together with you and your primary physician or OB/GYN throughout treatment.

If you’ve been diagnosed with gynecologic cancer, your BIDMC gynecologic cancer care team will create a customized treatment plan for you based on these and other factors:

Cancer type and stage
Your health history

Your preferences
Other specifics unique to your situation

The cancer treatments you may receive include these or others:

Chemotherapy to stop cancer cells from multiplying in the body
Hormone therapy to remove or block hormones and stop cancer growth
Radiation therapy to eliminate cancer cells and halt their growth

Surgery to remove the cancer
Targeted therapy to precisely attack cancer cells or genetic mutations

You may get radiation therapy after or instead of surgery. Radiation oncologists also use radiation as palliative care to improve your quality of life during or after cancer treatment.

More About Gynecologic Cancer Care

Cancer Clinical Trials

You may qualify for one of our many clinical trials. We design these research studies to find better treatments for cancer patients. We are committed to offering you the latest in effective treatments.

Ongoing & Supportive Cancer Care

We provide supportive care and rehabilitation to help you manage symptoms of cancer and side effects of cancer treatments. We also offer these services:

Gynecologic Cancer Team

Our multidisciplinary approach at the Cancer Center involves experts from a variety of specialties. We work together to coordinate your care with compassion. Depending on your needs and cancer care plan, you’ll see some combination of these specialists: