SGO president Barbara A. Goff, MD, is available to speak about recent published reports on the American Medical Association’s decision to recognize obesity as a disease.
Dr. Goff says:
Many people associate obesity with diabetes and heart disease, but few are aware that obesity is the critical factor in the increasing number of American women with endometrial cancers—the most common gynecologic cancer. And the outcomes for women with obesity are much worse than for their normal weight peers. Part of the problem is awareness, but the other part stems from the reservations that gynecologic care practitioners have in discussing obesity with their patients. The Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) recognizes this and is in the process of developing resources to improve public awareness, access to appropriate interventions and communication with their patients.
SGO supports the American Medical Association decision to declare obesity a disease, which will encourage a more open discussion and help the greater medical community find more effective ways of attacking the problem.
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About Dr. Barbara Goff
Barbara A. Goff, MD, is President of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and Director of the Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. Dr. Goff specializes in the surgical treatment of gynecologic malignancies, robotic surgery, and chemotherapy for gynecologic cancers, clinical trials and early detection of ovarian cancer. She is also a frequent consultant and guest of “The Dr. Oz Show.” The author of more than 100 scientific papers, she has been recognized numerous times by Seattle magazine as one of Seattle's Best Doctors. Dr. Goff has been in practice at the University of Washington since 1993 and actively teaches in the medical school.
About SGO
The Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) is a 501(c) 6 national medical specialty organization of physicians and allied health care professionals who are trained in the comprehensive management of women with malignancies of the reproductive tract. The Society’s membership, totaling more than 1,600, is primarily comprised of gynecologic oncologists, as well as other related medical specialists including medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, nurses, social workers and pathologists. SGO members provide multidisciplinary cancer treatment including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery and supportive care. www.sgo.org
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