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Gynecologic Oncology Division

Gynecologic Oncology Division comprises a specialized team of professionals who are dedicated to preventing, diagnosing, treating, and managing cancers of the female reproductive system. These include cancers of the uterus, ovaries, cervix, endometrium, vagina, and vulva. The gynecologic oncology team brings together experts in gynecologic surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, radiology, genetics, and nursing. This specialized approach to treating gynecologic cancers provides patients with the exact type of services they need to battle their specific disease and its physical, emotional, and social side effects.

Patients may refer themselves to The Division of Gynecologic Oncology or they may be referred by their private physicians or physicians at Hackensack University Medical Center's Ambulatory Care Center, located in the Hillcrest Building, 60 Second Street, Hackensack.

Special services offered by the Division of Gynecologic Oncology include an ovarian cancer risk reduction program, the Maureen Fund for Ovarian Cancer screening/prevention program, a twice-monthly gynecologic oncology clinic at The Ambulatory Care Center, and monthly meetings of The Gynecologic Oncology Tumor Board, where cases are discussed and treatment plans are developed by a multidisciplinary team of specialists.

Cervical Cancer
Endometrial Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Vaginal Cancer
Vulvar Cancer

Last updated: 2010-07-30