Cancer (non-breast) Resources

eLearning

Below find eLearning resources from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) on the topic of gynaecological cancers.

RCGP:

• Vulval Cancer^FREE
• Bloating & Other Abdominal Symptoms: Could it be ovarian cancer? (self assessed)^FREE
• Essential Knowledge Update (EKU) Hot Topic: Ovarian Cancer Population Screening and Mortality after Long-term Follow-up in the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS) (May 21)^{FREE TO RCGP MEMBERS} (Source document)

Guidelines

Below find guideline resources from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) covering non-breast women's cancers.

RCOG:

• Management of Suspected Ovarian Masses in Premenopausal Women (GTG 62, Nov 2011)^FREE
• Ovarian Cysts in Postmenopausal Women (GTG 34, July 2016)^FREE

NICE:

• Suspected Cancer: Recognition and referral (1.4 breast cancer) (NG12, updated 2020)^FREE
• Suspected Cancer: Recognition and referral (1.5 gynaecological cancers) (NG12, updated 2020)^FREE
• Ovarian Cancer: Identifying and managing familial and genetic risk (NG241, Mar 24)^FREE
• Ovarian Cancer: Recognition and initial management (CG122, updated Apr 2026)^FREE

Reviews

Below find journal review articles from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) on the topic of cancers in women, and an educational review from the RCGP's InnovAiT journal. 

Articles from The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG) below, which are not marked FREE or which are not open access, may require a subscription or institutional access to read the full content. Check with your university or hospital library regarding institutional access to articles from this journal. 

Access to InnovAiT is free to members of the RCGP through the MyRCGP login.

RCOG:

• Progress in Cervical Cancer Prevention in the UK (Scientific Impact Paper No. 7; updated 2025)^FREE
• A Review of the Global Inequalities in the Management of Gynaecological Cancers (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2025; 27: 29–36)^FREE
• Spotlight On .... Gynaecological Cancer (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2022; 24: 88–89)^FREE
• Endometrial Cancer and Obesity The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2019; 21: 237–245)
• Raised CA125 – What we actually know … (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2021; 23: 21–27)^FREE

InnovAiT:

• Gynaecological Cancers (InnovAiT 2021; 14(7): 449–457; access is free to RCGP members via the link on MyRCGP)