Wednesday, March 9, 2022

March 9, 2022 Cervical Cancer Updates and Global Impact

The #gyncsm community was pleased to have Morgan Newman, MSW, Community Engagement Liaison for Cervivor (@IamCervivor) join us to chat about Cervical Cancer Updates and Global Impact. We had eighteen participants join us for the informative discussion.

Below are samples of the responses to our chat topic questions. You may view the complete transcript here. You may also find links to resources at the end of the post.

T1: What are the current HPV vaccination guidelines? What have been some of the main changes and how do these affect different age groups?
  • T1: HPV vaccine works best when given before any exposure to HPV. Currently recommended are: - 2 doses for Age 9-14 (routinely 11-12) - 3 doses for Age 15-26 - Shared-Decision-Making w/ patient on whether to vaccinate Age 27-46. More via @CDCgov: cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/h…
  • A1: You'll see the ages have changed recently for the HPV vaccine to start early at 9 and 10. We love this resource from @HPVRoundtable that maps it out: 


T2: What are the current cervical cancer screening guidelines? What are some concerns around the updates?
T3: What are some of the recent treatment advances for cervical cancer? How can patients stay up-to-date and also learn about clinical trials?
  • A3: There have been more options for #clinicaltrials for metastatic/recurrent #cervicalcancer being approved: immunotherapy treatments, including activated T-cells (that can recognize and kill cancer cells), therapeutic vaccines, and immune checkpoint inhibitors. 
  •  The latest #CervicalCancer Treatment guidelines (Jan2022) from @NCCN are available: https://t.co/d7OdABRFLg NCCN Guidelines are a good place to start so you can ask questions about your doctor's plan for your care and discuss any variations from the guidelines.
  • A3: We know finding information on #clinicaltrials can be daunting so we put this together: https://t.co/aAid1v4Luw. We are also fortunate to have great community partners like doctors at @NIH volunteering their time to navigate options and organizations like @Ancora_AI
  • T3: Patient groups like @IamCervivor @StopHPVCancer and others can help with information on the latest #cervicalcancer treatments and provide guidance of finding clinical trials.
  • A3: immunotherapy in cervical cancer nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
  • @ASCO guidelines for management of invasive Cervical cancer were updated in 2021 https://t.co/Yd1l5bRfGO #gyncsm "Clinicians may offer upfront pembrolizumab and chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab"
  • A3: Ask your healthcare team about clinical trials. Get a second opinion even you like your healthcare team and want to stay with them. There is always something to learn. 
T4: How has HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening and treatment been impacted by the pandemic?
T5: What is the research showing about disparities in prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment for cervical cancer? 
T6: Yesterday was #InternationalWomensDay. What new initiatives are WHO and others bringing to global efforts to reduce disparities and eradicate cervical cancer?
  • @WHO is committed to eliminating #cervicalcancer by attaining: *90% of girls fully vaccinated by 15 *70% of women screened using a high-performance test by the age of 35 (again by 45) *90% of women with pre-cancer treated & 90% of women with invasive cancer managed 
  • T6: Cervical cancer presents an amazing opportunity because we actually have the science to, in many cases, prevent it plus catch and treat it in the pre-cancerous stage.
  • T6: In 2018, the WHO Director-General announced a global call for action to eliminate cervical cancer and in 2020 the World Health Assembly adopted the Global Strategy for cervical cancer elimination https://www.who.int/initiatives/cervical-cancer-elimination-initiative
  • We were shining a light on cervical cancer with @WHO as they formally launched a global strategy to eliminate #cervicalcancer. We continue to advocate in solidarity by sharing our stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HPcWZSSrCo . #GYNCSM #GlowTeal
  • @ASCO has put out and recently updated Resource-Stratified Guidelines for the treatment of cervical cancer - with tiers to match guidelines with available resources in different areas.

    We will not be chatting in April but we look forward to having you join us on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 for out 2nd Annual Digital Health Fair. If your organization would like to join us please DM us on Twitter (@gyncsm) or email us at gyncsm@gmail.com .

    Thank you to all those who shared info about our chat. 

    Happy Spring,

    Dee and Christina

    ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

    Think You’re Too Old to Get the HPV Vaccine to Prevent Cancer? Maybe Not 

    Nearly One-in-Five Women Diagnosed with Cervical Cancer Over Age 65

    Cervical Cancer Treatment in Rwanda

    Advancing NIH Research on the Health of Women 2021 Conference  (Click on presentation tab to access videos) 

    Previous decline in cervical cancer incidence begins to reverse in low-income U.S. counties and stall in high-income counties

    Saturday, March 5, 2022

    Cervical Cancer Updates and Global Initiatives March 9, 2022

     


    The #gyncsm Community will be chatting on Wednesday, March 9th at 8pm ET (7pm CT, 5pm PT) about Cervical Cancer Updates and Global Initiatives. We are pleased to be joined by Morgan Newman, MSW, Community Engagement Liaison for Cervivor (@IamCervivor). Cervivor is a community of advocates who empower those affected by cervical cancer through education and using their voices to raise awareness to end stigma, influence change and end cervical cancer. 

    Their manifesto is: 

    We will use the following topic questions to help guide our chat:

    T1: What are the current HPV vaccination guidelines? What have been some of the main changes and how do these affect different age groups?

    T2: What are the current cervical cancer screening guidelines? What are some concerns around the updates?

    T3: What are some of the recent treatment advances for cervical cancer? How can patients stay up-to-date and also learn about clinical trials?

    T4: How has HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening and treatment been impacted by the pandemic?

    T5: What is the research showing about disparities in prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment for cervical cancer? 

    T6: Yesterday was #InternationalWomensDay. What new initiatives are WHO and others bringing to global efforts to reduce disparities and eradicate cervical cancer?

    We look forward to having you join us for this important discussion.  

    Dee and Christina
    Co-founders,  #gyncsm Twitter Community