With this webinar, I hope to help women feel more empowered to take charge of their health and to have open, productive conversations with their healthcare providers.
Ivy Wilkinson-Ryan, MDKnowing the signs of women’s reproductive cancers, and staying on top of routine cancer screenings and knowing when it’s time to get them, can be overwhelming and intimidating.
To promote education and awareness, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health (D-HH) will host a live webinar on Monday, October 25, titled “Women’s Reproductive Cancers: An Overview of Cervical, Ovarian and Uterine Cancers,” featuring Ivy Wilkinson-Ryan, MD, a gynecologic oncologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Topics addressed in this webinar will include:
- Risk factors and prevention methods
- Symptoms
- How to talk to your healthcare provider about your concerns
- Available screening tests and current treatment options
“Many reproductive cancers in women can be prevented or treated with proper preventative care and understanding risk factors and symptoms,” Wilkinson-Ryan said. “With this webinar, I hope to help women feel more empowered to take charge of their health and to have open, productive conversations with their healthcare providers.”
The webinar will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. and is free of charge. Participants will be able to submit questions in advance for Wilkinson-Ryan. To register, visit https://events.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/event/hlswomenscancers/.
About Dartmouth-Hitchcock
DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK HEALTH (D-HH), New Hampshire’s only academic health system and the state’s largest private employer, serves a population of 1.9 million across Northern New England. D-H provides access to more than 2,400 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH. DHMC was named in 2019 as the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and recognized for high performance in 13 clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health also includes the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, one of only 51 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation; the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, the state’s only children’s hospital; affiliated member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, and New London, NH, and Windsor, VT, and Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and 24 Dartmouth-Hitchcock clinics that provide ambulatory services across New Hampshire and Vermont. The D-H system trains nearly 400 residents and fellows annually, and performs world-class research, in partnership with the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT.