Gynae Oncology

The Gynaecological Oncology service at CUMH diagnoses and treats women with cancers of the reproductive tract.

Types of gynaecologic cancers:

If you are diagnosed with one of these cancer types, it's important to consult with a gynaecologic oncologist to guide your treatment plan.

Referral Pathway:

Women can be referred by their General Practitioner (GP), or by Gynaecologists at their local hospital. A Multidisciplinary team will work together to perform a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation, which may include a pelvic exam, ultrasound, lab and/or other imaging and blood tests to determine the type and stage of the cancer.

Clinic Information:

Consultant gynaecology oncology clinics:

Take place weekly on a Tuesday afternoon.

Gynae Cancer Risk Reduction Clinic:

We also have a designated clinic for women with a genetic predisposition to developing a gynaecological cancer. This clinic aims to give women timely access to appropriate surgical risk reduction interventions. This clinic also takes place on Tuesday afternoons.

Referrals will be accepted on women with known pathogenic gene variants including:

BRCA 1
BRCA 2
RAD 51C
RAD 51D
MLH1, MSH 2, MSH6, PMS2, (Lynch Syndrome)
PALB2

Referrals will not be accepted on women referred to the service based on 'family history' with no prior genetic testing.

Consultants:

Dr Matt Hewitt

Dr John Coulter

Dr Zibi Marchocki

Nurse Specialists:

Ms. Vicki Cleary – candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner Gynae Oncology

Ms. Eileen Kennedy – Clinical Nurse Specialist Gynae Oncology