Uterine Cancer Awareness Month

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Reducing Disparities in Uterine Cancer
A Global Call to Action

The 2024 Uterine Cancer Awareness Month Campaign intensifies the global call to action, drawing attention to the stark disparities in uterine cancer worldwide. In this newly released consensus statement, supported by dozens of patient advocacy groups from all regions of the world, together we communicate the need for advocacy and action.

Uterine cancer affects women of all backgrounds, but disparities persist in detecting and treating the disease based on race, ethnicity, income, region, and access to care. We are calling on organizations, individuals, and governments to help find solutions to:

Raise public awareness
Overcome barriers to diagnosis
Improve access to treatment
Support survivors
And Increase diversity in clinical research

View available translations of the statement.

Lighting the Torch of Resilience

Inspired by the spirit of the 2024 Summer Olympics, watch and listen to these resilient women from around the world — women whose lives have been changed forever by a uterine cancer diagnosis. For far too long, uterine cancer has been overlooked. The women in this video understand that Uterine Cancer Awareness Month is an occasion for increased action and advocacy. In unison, they are calling for this disease to be recognized as a greater health priority, globally. They reject the stigma and taboo surrounding women’s reproductive health, call for increased efforts to educate the public about this disease, and boldly display how to turn a cancer diagnosis into advocacy.

This video is co-developed by IGCS and AstraZeneca with funding provided by AstraZeneca.

Participating Campaign Partners: Patient Advocacy Groups

If your patient advocacy organization is interested in becoming an official campaign partner, please complete this form.

Campaign Toolkit

Click here to download the campaign toolkit, including logos, images, and more for your own awareness campaign.

Below are examples of the materials you can find in our toolkit. We encourage individuals, organizations, and advocacy groups to share these on social media throughout the month of June.

Want to translate the materials into other languages? We've created this helpful guide for translation and to access the image templates on Canva so you can edit them and even add your own logo. Have questions or need assistance? Email IGCS Communications Specialist at [email protected].

2023 Launch video

Please include #UterineCancer on your social media posts so we can search for your posts and track the reach of this global campaign.

Education from IGCS and IGCAN

Preventing the Most Common
Female Cancer Most Women
Have Never Heard Of

In this recorded lecture, Dr. Sarah Kitson, Gynae-Oncologist from the University of Manchester delves into the rising incidence of uterine (womb) cancer across the globe, particularly highlighting the regions of North America and Europe. She provides a thorough review of evidence linking factors such as hormonal aspects, obesity, and lifestyle with uterine cancer incidence, aiming to inform and educate about the challenges and necessary steps for better management and acceptable prevention strategies.

An Evolving Frontier - Understanding Novel Treatment Options for The Management of Advanced Stage or Recurrent Endometrial Cancers

IGCS and Eisai welcomes gynecologic oncologists, oncologists, advanced practitioners (NP/PA/PharmD), and other clinicians who treat patients with gynecologic malignancies to view the second presentation from the An Evolving Frontier - Understanding Novel Treatment Options for The Management of Advanced Stage or Recurrent Endometrial Cancers Industry Supported Symposium presented at the IGCS 2023 Annual Global Meeting in Seoul, South Korea.