About us
The Gynaecological Cancer Centre is part of the Cancer Service Directorate at Barts and The London NHS Trust. It is a well established cancer centre and is recognised nationally and internationally as a centre of excellence. It is also accredited by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists for the training of sub specialists in Gynaecological Oncology.
Care is based around an extensive multidisciplinary team which meets weekly every Wednesday morning. There are currently five Consultant Gynaecological Oncologists working in the Centre - Mr Arjun Jeyarajah (Lead clinician), Ms Karina Reynolds, Mr David Oram, Ms Anne-Sophie Batts-Mongardon and Ms Alexandra Lawrence.
The centre specialises in complex gynaecological conditions, as well as treatment for gynaecological cancers of the ovary, cervix, womb, vulva and vagina. Treatments may include cancer surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy as well as palliative medicine. Specific areas of expertise include the following:
- We are the largest national centre for fertility sparing surgery for early stage cervical cancer (e.g. radical trachelectomy)
- We are a secondary (from GPs) and tertiary (from consultants in other hospitals) referral centre for assessment in recurrent gynaecological cancer
- We provide major reconstructive surgery, particularly in women with vulval and cervical cancers
- We provide minimal access laparoscopic assisted surgery
- We undertake extensive research involvement, including clinical trials
- We have strong links with family history clinics considering the genetics of gynaecological cancers and risk assessments at Great Ormond Street Hospital
- We provide ovarian cancer screening for women taking part in UKCTOCS trial (United Kingdom Collaborative Trial for Ovarian cancer Screening)
- We have Clinical Nurse Specialists, trained with expertise in the care and support of women who have gynaecological cancer in an environment focused on women’s health
In 2001, Barts and the London NHS Trust became the designated gynaecological cancer centre for surgery within North East London Cancer Network. Whilst women have to travel to the centre for surgery they are then able to be seen in various hospitals in the Network where outreach clinics are provided.
The content for this website was written by Emma Mathurine, Clinical Nurse Specialist Gynaecological Oncology as part of the patient information project in gynaecological oncology. Special thanks is given to Dr Andrea Rockall (imaging section), Geoff Vowles, (pathology section), Deborah Butcher (outpatient section), Anna Parberry (colposcopy) and Dr Iain McNeish and Professor Fran Balkwill for their contributions to the research section. This website is currently being updated, in consultation with the gynaecology oncology team, by Philippa Lloyd, Clinical Nurse Specialist Gynaecology Oncology.
