Gynecologic Cancer
Appointments
Gynecologic Cancer Care
At Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, our Department of Gynecology includes physicians who specialize in gynecologic cancer and work together to develop treatment plans for each woman’s needs, including expertise in risk factors and symptoms.
Gynecologic cancers are the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells that originate in the female reproductive organs (cervix, ovaries, uterus, fallopian tubes, vagina, and vulva). At Lahey, our gynecologic oncologists are board certified and have specialized training in treating these types of female cancers.
Depending on the type and stage of cancer, gynecologic cancers are usually treated with surgery, radiation therapy, and/or chemotherapy. Lahey gynecologists are experience in the latest techniques to treat gynecologic cancers and are experts in minimally invasive and robotic surgery.
Our gynecologists work together with specialists in radiation oncology, medical oncology, and Lahey’s Familial Cancer Risk Assessment Center to develop a specialized course of treatment for each woman.
About Gynecologic Cancer
- Family history of breast, ovarian, or colon cancer
- Having had other cancers (such as colon, rectal, or breast)
- Being postmenopausal
- Obesity
- Early age of first menstruation
- Never having been pregnant
- Endometrial hyperplasia
- Cervical dysplasia
- Gastrointestinal or urinary disturbances
- Abnormal vaginal bleeding or discharge
- Persistent pelvic or lower back pain
- Lumps, sores or thickening in the pelvic area
If you have any of these symptoms, you should consult a gynecologic oncologist – but keep in mind that because these also could be symptoms of a benign (noncancerous) condition, it doesn’t necessarily mean you have cancer.
Cancer Care
The Sophia Gordon Cancer Center offers a team of physicians in medical oncology, radiation oncology and surgical oncology.
Conditions We Treat
- Cervical cancer
- Endometrial cancer
- HPV and cervical dysplasia (precancerous conditions)
- Peritoneal cancer
- Recurring gynecologic cancers
- Uterine cancer
- Vaginal cancer
- Vulvar cancer
