We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to the land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures and to Elders past, present and emerging.

This work is available from the Cancer Council website.

First published in May 2016. This edition published in June 2021.

ISBN: 978-1-76096-150-3

Cancer Council Victoria and Department of Health Victoria 2021, Optimal care pathway for women with endometrial cancer, 2nd edn, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne.

Enquiries about this publication can be sent to optimalcare.pathways@cancervic.org.au.

Our thanks to the following health professionals, consumer representatives, stakeholders and organisations consulted in developing this optimal care pathway.

Associate Professor Peter Grant (Chair), Gynaecological Oncologist, Mercy Hospital for Women and The University of Melbourne

Dr Vivek Arora, Gynaecological Oncologist, Sydney

Associate Professor Marion Harris, Director, Monash Familial Cancer Centre

Dr Mahesh Iddawela, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Alfred Health and Latrobe Regional Hospital

Dr Pearly Khaw, Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Associate Professor Orla McNally, Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist, The Royal Women’s Hospital and The University of Melbourne

Ms Anne Mellon, Gynaecological Oncology Clinical Nurse Consultant, Hunter New England Centre for Gynaecological Cancer

Dr Karen Talia, Pathologist, The Royal Women’s Hospital and VCS Foundation

Professor Robert Thomas, Special Advisor on Health, Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne

Ms Julia Brancato, Project Coordinator, Optimal Care Pathways, Cancer Council Victoria

Associate Professor Peter Grant (Chair), Head, Gynaecological Oncology, Mercy Hospital for Women

Dr Vivek Arora, Gynaecological Oncologist, The Royal Women’s Hospital and Western Health

Dr Marion Harris, Director, Monash Familial Cancer Centre

Dr Mahesh Iddawela, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Goulburn Valley Health; Clinical Director, West Hume Integrated Cancer Centre

Ms Heather Jordan, Senior Dietitian, Western Health

Dr Pearly Khaw, Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Dr Samuel Leung, Radiation Oncologist, Radiation Oncology Victoria

Ms Gen Lishenko, CNC Oncology Nurse, Mercy Hospital for Women

Ms Kathryn Marshall, consumer representative

Ms Anne Mellon, Gynaecological Oncology Clinical Nurse Consultant, John Hunter Hospital, Secretary Cancer Nurses Society Australia

Associate Professor Orla McNally, Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist, Director of Gynaecological Oncology and Dysplasia Unit, The Royal Women’s Hospital, The University of Melbourne

Ms Nicola Quin, Head of Division, Strategy and Support, Cancer Council Victoria

Dr Karen Talia, Pathologist, Eastern Health

Professor Robert Thomas, Chief Advisor on Cancer, Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria

Ms Alexandra Viner, Project Manager, Optimal Care Pathways, Cancer Council Victoria

Ms Danielle Cantlon, Project Officer, Optimal Care Pathways, Cancer Council Victoria

Advance Care Planning Australia

Allied Health Professions Australia

Australasian Association of Nuclear Medicine Specialists

Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine, Royal Australia College of Physicians

Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group

Australian and New Zealand Society of Neuroradiology

Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Care

Australian Cancer Survivorship Centre

Australian College of Nursing

Australian Medical Association

Australian Society of Gynaecological Oncologists

Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy

Cancer Nurses Society of Australia

Clinical Oncology Society of Australia

CounterPart

Interventional Radiology Society of Australasia

Medical Oncology Group of Australia

Oncology Social Workers Australia and New Zealand

Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

Alfred Health

Cancer Australia

Cancer Council Victoria, Strategy and Support Division

Cancer Institute New South Wales

Concord Repatriation General Hospital New South Wales

Consumer representative

Department of Health Victoria, Commissioning and System Improvement Division, Cancer Unit

National Cancer Expert Reference Group

Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne

Other stakeholders consulted to provide feedback include relevant Cancer Council committees and networks, Integrated Cancer Services, Primary Health Networks and several health services.

The multidisciplinary team may include the following members:

• care coordinator (as determined by multidisciplinary team members)*
• gynaecological oncologist*
• radiation oncologist*
• oncology/gynaecology nurse*
• medical oncologist*
• pathologist with expertise in gynaecological oncology*
• radiologist*
• Aboriginal health practitioner, Indigenous liaison officer or remote general practitioner
• clinical trials coordinator
• dietitian
• exercise physiologist
• fertility specialist if necessary
• general practitioner
• geneticist and genetic counsellor
• geriatrician
• gynaecologist
• occupational therapist
• palliative care specialist
• pharmacist
• physiotherapist
• psychiatrist
• psychologist
• social worker
• spiritual/pastoral care.

* Denotes core members. Core members of the multidisciplinary team are expected to attend most multidisciplinary team meetings either in person or remotely.