Community

Part of the mission of the UAB Department of Obstretrics and Gynecology  is to reach out to the community through education, awareness and community partnerships.

The CanSurvive GYN Support Group is for women with gynecologic cancers, their families, friends, loved ones and the professionals who treat them. We recogonize that in addition to excellent medical care, there is a deep need for emotional, spiritual, and educational support when faced with the challenge of a life-threatening illness.

* Provide opportunities to learn about gynecologic cancers, its treatment and research being done.

* Create a setting in which patients can offer one another emotional and spiritual help.

* Make it possible for patients and professionals to interact in informal settings outside of the clinic.

* Attend national advocacy meetings, local events that support GYN cancers.

* Promote GYN Cancer Awareness Month (September) of each year.

Our Group was started in 1998 by Dr. Terri Pustilnik who saw the need for a Support Group in the Birmingham area. Founding members were Mary Ellen Nicholas, Charlotte Davis, Miranda Watkins, Carolyn Fiore, Susie Jackson, JoLane Gable, Beth Hosmer and Brenda Lamb.

The group meets on the 3^rd Friday of each month at the Birmingham American Cancer Society from noon until 1:00 p.m. Lunch is always provided. A speaker is invited every other month. A time of sharing and planning is the other months. 

A speaker is invited every other month. A time of sharing and planning is the other months.