IJGC Podcast

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IJGC Podcast episodes

January 13, 2022 Reviewing the January Issue with Felix Boria (Spanish version)
In this episode of the IJGC Podcast, Editorial Fellow Felix Boria discusses the contents of the January issue of IJGC in Spanish.
17 min
January 13, 2022 Reviewing the January Issue with Dimitrios Nasioudis and Floriane Jochum (English version)
In this episode of the IJGC Podcast, Editorial Fellows Dimitrios Nasioudis and Floriane Jochum discuss the contents of the January issue of IJGC in English.
16 min
January 07, 2022 Ovarian Cancer: A Patient’s Perspective with Gabriela Benjamin
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Gabriela Benjamin to discuss a patient’s perspective on ovarian cancer. Gabriela Gesteira Benjamin 38 years old and was born in Brazil and grew up in Miami. She attended Columbia University where she studied engineering. She has worked in finance for the past 15 years and is currently a portfolio manager at Blackrock. She is the daughter of Roberto Benjamin and late Fatima Gesteira and sister to Joana Benjamin and Dr. Carolina Benjamin and proud aunt of Nico and Enzo. Gabi has a zest for life, practicing tennis, yoga, pilates, meditation, Freediving and kitesurfing just to name a few. She was diagnosed with advance stage ovarian cancer one year ago, underwent chemotherapy and hysterectomy. She is currently in remission but remains on maintenance medication.
Interviewee Info: Gabriela Benjamin (@galebaweBenjam)
Highlights:
- It benefits patients when doctors put themselves in the patient’s shoes and acknowledge how painful and difficult a cancer diagnosis is
- Treatment is not an easy journey, but staying positive and continuing to live life help in the process and often the outcome.
- You must learn to see the collateral beauty or the silver linings, whether it is the love you receive, nature or a breath you take when you feel good. This diagnosis will give you new lenses to view life with
- The choice of what center you do care in and with what Doctor makes the difference. Do your research, It is a personal choice but a very important one. For me it was a combination of experience and affinity, and I could not be happier with my choice of Dr. Ramirez and MdAnderson.
35 min
December 27, 2021 HPV-independent Cervical Cancers with Andreina Fernandes
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Andreina Fernandes to discuss HPV-independent Cervical Cancers. Dr. Fernandes is a Molecular Biologist, Doctor of Science, and author of “Human papillomavirus-independent cervical cancer,” the Lead Article for the January 2022 issue of IJGC. Dr. Fernandes is a Researcher of the Molecular Genetics Laboratory at the Institute of Oncology and Hematology, and Professor of the Faculty of Dentistry, at Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela.
(https://ijgc.bmj.com/content/early/2021/12/08/ijgc-2021-003014)
Highlights:
-The percentage of HPV-independent tumors is very variable, around 5 and 10%.
-HPV-independent tumors are characterized by a differentiated molecular profile with lower proliferative activity, a p53 immunostaining, and alterations in PTEN, p53, KRAS, CTNNB1, ARID1A and ARID5B.
-Most HPV-independent tumors are adenocarcinomas, however, there have been reports of HPV-independent cases with squamous histology.
-HPV-independent tumors are associated with early lymph node involvement, accelerated tumor growth, distant metastasis, and a more aggressive biological behavior, related to a worse disease free survival and overall survival.
-The hit and run mechanism could explain the absence of the viral genome in the HPV-independent cervical cancer cases.
Andreina Fernandes (@AndreFernandes2)
30 min
December 10, 2021 Best of 2021: SENTOR Study: SLN in High-Risk Endometrial Cancer with Sarah Ferguson
In this rebroadcasted episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Sarah Ferguson. Dr. Ferguson is a Professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Toronto and a member of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at University Health Network/Sinai Health Systems. She is the Director of Research for the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at Princess Margaret Cancer. Dr. Ferguson completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Toronto and a fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre in Gynecologic Oncology. Current research program includes prospective surgical trials in cervical and endometrial cancer, evaluation of patient reported outcomes and molecular characterization of endometrial cancer.
30 min
December 10, 2021 Best of 2021: ESGO-ESTRO-ESP Endometrial Cancer Guidelines with Nicole Concin
In this rebroadcasted episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Nicole Concin to discuss the ESGO-ESTRO-ESP Endometrial Cancer Guidelines (ijgc.bmj.com/content/early/2020…8/ijgc-2020-002230)
44 min
December 10, 2021 Best of 2021: ESGO Guidelines on Perioperative Management Ovarian Cancer with Christina Fotopoulou
In this rebroadcasted episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Professor Christina Fotopoulou to discuss the ESGO Guidelines on Perioperative Management Ovarian Cancer. Professor Fotopoulou is the lead author of “European Society of Gynaecological Oncology guidelines for the peri-operative management of patients with ovarian cancer,” which is the Lead Article of IJGC’s September 2021 issue. Professor Fotopoulou works at the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London, UK. She is an elected ESGO council member and Chair of the ESGO guidelines committee.
50 min
December 06, 2021 Reviewing the December Issue with Emma Allanson and Cecilia Darin
In this episode of the IJGC Podcast, Editorial Fellows Emma Allanson and Cecilia Darin discuss the contents of the December issue of IJGC in English.
13 min
December 03, 2021 Reviewing the December Issue with Natalia Rodriguez and Erick Estrada(Spanish version)
In this episode of the IJGC Podcast, Editorial Fellows Natalia Rodriguez and Erick Estrada discuss the contents of the December issue of IJGC in Spanish.
13 min
December 02, 2021 Combined metformin and progestin in endometrial cancer with Jennifer Chae-Kim
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Jennifer Chae-Kim. Dr. Chae-Kim is the author of Outcomes of women treated with progestin and metformin for atypical endometrial hyperplasia and early endometrial cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis, which is the Lead Article of IJGC’s December 2021 issue. Dr. Chae-Kim is in her last year of OB/GYN residency at BSW-Temple, and will be pursuing her interests in fertility preservation and fellowship training in REI at the NIH next year.
https://ijgc.bmj.com/content/early/2021/11/15/ijgc-2021-002699
Jennifer Chae-Kim (@chae_md)
Highlights
1) Endometrial cancer and atypical endometrial hyperplasia are being diagnosed more frequently in reproductive-aged women, who may desire fertility-sparing therapy.
2) Women who received progestin and metformin therapy were found to have lower disease relapse rates than those who received progestin alone.
3) Combined therapy was not associated with significantly different rates of disease remission, pregnancy, live birth.
4) Further research is needed to determine the parameters of clinical application of metformin to progestin therapy.
29 min

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The International Journal of Gynecological Cancer (IJGC) podcast explores the latest research on detection, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of gynecologic malignancies. Enjoy interviews with leading experts as they discuss novel and relevant topics in the field of gynecologic cancer.