Please use these patient education resources to expand your knowledge of gynecologic cancer and extend your care experience at Duke.

• Types of Gynecologic Cancer
  Gynecologic cancers are divided into types according to the organ in which they form. Each of the different types has different risk factors, symptoms, and treatments.
• Symptoms of Gynecologic Cancer
  Many types of gynecologic cancers cause little to no symptoms in the early stages. These symptoms may indicate some type of gynecologic cancer, but they are also signs of many other conditions.
• Stages of Gynecologic Cancers
  In general, gynecologic cancers are divided into stages 0 through IV, depending upon how deep they penetrate the organ in which they started, whether they have invaded nearby tissues or lymph nodes, and whether they have spread to other organs.
• Gynecologic Cancer Risk Factors
  Risk factors vary by the type of gynecologic cancer, though some risk factors increase risk for several types.
• Chemotherapy for Gynecologic Cancers
  Chemotherapy involves administering drugs that kill cancer cells or stop them from growing.
• Radiation Therapy for Gynecologic Cancer
  Radiation therapy uses high-energy rays to kill cancer cells or to stop their growth.
• Surgery for Gynecologic Cancers
  Surgery to remove cancer and surrounding tissue is the most common treatment for gynecologic cancers.
• Types of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
  Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a group of several diseases that involve abnormal cell growth of placental type tissue in the uterus.