Welcome to the sixth episode of Supportive Care Matters, a podcast Hosted by Medical Oncologist Professor Bogda Koczwara AM from Adelaide, Australia.
Today’s podcast explores why cancer needs a ‘me too’ moment. How can we create respectful healthcare systems for women? What are the long-term effects on maternal orphans impacted by cancer? How does power influence the experience of women with cancer?
Today Bogda is chatting to Dr. Ophira Ginsburg, a medical oncologist and global women’s health researcher with nearly 20 years of experience in global cancer prevention and control. In this fascinating and wide-reaching podcast, they discuss the impact and importance of The Lancet Commission on women, power, and cancer, which Ophira co-chairs.
This series is proudly produced by The Oncology Network.
Resources:
- Ginsburg, O., Vanderpuye, V., Beddoe, A-M., et al. Women, power, and cancer: A Lancet Commission. The Lancet, Vol. 402, No. 10417. Published: September 26, 2023. Access online here.
Host:
Bogda Koczwara AM
Professor Bogda Koczwara AM
Professor Bogda Koczwara AM is a medical oncologist and a senior staff specialist at the Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer in Adelaide, Australia.
Professor Koczwara completed her oncology training at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York, USA, and received a Master in Bioethics degree from Monash University, Australia.
Her clinical interests revolve around management of breast cancer, cancer survivorship, psycho-oncology and supportive care as well as health services development, integration with primary care and cancer education for health care professionals.
Connect with Bogda on Twitter: @bogda_koczwara
Guest:
Ophira Ginsburg
Dr. Ginsburg is a medical oncologist and global women’s health researcher with nearly 20 years of experience in global cancer prevention and control. In 2022 she joined the U.S. National Institutes of Health, as a Senior Advisor for Clinical Research at the National Cancer Institute’s Center for Global Health. Formerly based at the University of Toronto, Canada, she was a Medical Officer at the World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, Switzerland (2015-2016) where she provided technical support on cancer control for countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle-East, and Latin America, and contributed to the development of normative guidance on cancer early detection and screening.
Dr. Ginsburg has since served as an ad hoc consultant to WHO, UNFPA, and IAEA-Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT). From 2017-2021 she was the Director of the High-Risk Cancer Genetics Program at the Perlmutter Cancer Center, an NCI Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and an Associate Professor in the Departments of Population Health and Medicine at NYU School of Medicine. Prior to joining the NCI, in 2021 Dr. Ginsburg was a Senior Visiting Scientist in the Cancer Surveillance Unit at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the WHO’s specialized cancer agency. Her research is focused on improving equitable access to breast and cervical cancer prevention and control. She has authored >100 peer-reviewed publications and over a dozen commentaries, and co-chairs The Lancet Commission on women, power, and cancer. In 2022 she received the Humanitarian Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
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