Journal of Women's Health Care
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Gynaecology Oncology Department, Liverpool Cancer Therapy Center, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW, 2170, Australia

Publications

• Research Article   
  ‘Endometrial Cancer: Access Denied’ - A Review of the Forgotten Voice of Intellectual and Physical Disability in Gynaecology Oncology in Australia
  Author(s): Jennifer Weishaupt*
  
  Introduction: The voice of an intellectually and physically disabled woman is often forgotten when discussing, investigating and managing endometrial cancer in women with disabilities. This case report explores the need to start strategies for collaborative application of resources to optimize a woman’s experience who is living with disabilities and endometrial cancer. Case Description: A 41-year old premenopausal woman with a severe intellectual disability and physically debilitating osteogenesis imperfecta presented with a 2-year history of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) and unsuccessful hormonal treatment. After two failed hysteroscopies due to her severe bony-pelvic abnormality, limiting access vaginally; the decision for a hysterectomy was made without a histological diagnosis. An Australian Guardianship Tribunal granted permissi.. View More»
  

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