Facing a gynecologic cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming. At City of Hope ® Cancer Center Duarte our devoted team of specialists offers a comprehensive, patient-centered approach to diagnosing and treating ovarian, cervical, uterine (endometrial), vaginal, vulvar and fallopian tube cancers.
It's crucial to recognize that over half of women with gynecologic cancers experience pelvic floor dysfunction before or after treatment. Despite its significant impact on quality of life, pelvic floor dysfunction often remains untreated. At City of Hope, we are committed to addressing this issue for all our patients. We utilize advanced surgical options during and after treatment to enhance recovery and overall well-being.
Gynecologic Cancer Care in Los Angeles
At City of Hope, our patients benefit from the support of our comprehensive team of gynecologic cancer care experts, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for both patients and caregivers during and after treatment.
Through a collaborative approach, our skilled clinicians and researchers are committed to translating leading-edge scientific breakthroughs into advanced treatments that offer greater efficacy against gynecologic cancers and reduced side effects for our patients.
What Sets Our Los Angeles-Area Gynecologic Cancer Program Apart?
- Our patients experience the benefits of minimally invasive and robotic surgery with smaller incisions, reduced blood loss, decreased pain and quicker recovery. Our focus on robotic, laparoscopic and less invasive techniques ensures minimal trauma, less postoperative pain and shorter recovery times allowing patients to return to normal activities faster and with reduced scarring.
- Cytoreductive (tumor debulking) surgery combined with heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) has been shown to significantly improve the body's response to radiation therapy and chemotherapy, leading to better outcomes for both early- and advanced-stage cancer patients. This procedure involves extensive removal of cancerous tissue, followed by the direct application of cancer-fighting drugs into the abdominal cavity and pelvic area. This method significantly increases the drugs' efficacy in targeting any remaining cancer cells, offering hope for improved treatment results.
- We employ image-guided radiation delivery systems to ensure that radiation is accurately aimed at tumor sites while minimizing exposure to healthy tissues. Moreover, our utilization of advanced imaging technologies enables us to precisely identify a tumor's size, shape and location, enhancing our doctors' ability to detect and plan treatment for the cancer.
- Fertility-preserving options are crucial for young cancer patients who aspire to have children after treatment. These options allow women to safeguard their fertility.
- Our multidisciplinary surgical team specializes in eradicating cancer while preserving or restoring pelvic floor function, pelvic anatomy, continence and sexual function through pelvic floor reconstruction. We diligently screen our gynecologic cancer patients for pelvic floor dysfunction.
- We invite our patients to join our survivorship program upon completing treatment. Our dedicated team of doctors and researchers is committed to developing resources aimed at enhancing the quality of life for survivors. In addition, they have the opportunity to contribute to ongoing long-term research focused on life after cancer.
- Our state-of-the-art drug development pipeline swiftly uncovers new cancer drugs and transforms them into highly promising therapies for clinical trials. Our innovative ovarian cancer clinical trials offer treatments that have the potential to be both more effective and less toxic. These treatments encompass cancer-fighting viruses, immunity-boosting vaccine therapies and drugs designed to outmaneuver the cancer’s defense mechanisms.
Our Los Angeles-Area Gynecologic Cancer Program Recognitions

U.S. News & World Report has named City of Hope National Medical Center a best hospital for cancer for nearly two decades and recognized our gynecologic surgery program as “high-performing.”
Our Los Angeles-Area Gynecologic Cancer Experts
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