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 August 2015. This edition June 2021.

ISBN: 978-1-76096-153-4

Cancer Council Victoria and Department of Health Victoria 2021 Optimal care pathway for women with ovarian 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 Orla McNally (Chair), Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist, The Royal Women’s Hospital and The University of Melbourne

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

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

Dr Christopher Steer, Medical Oncologist, Border Medical Oncology and University of New South Wales Rural Clinical School

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

Ms Jan Antony, consumer representative

Ms Sara Elkas, consumer representative

Associate Professor Peter Grant, Gynaecological Oncologist, Mercy Health

Ms Genny Green, Social Worker, Mercy Health

Mahesh Iddawela, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Goulburn Valley Health; Senior Lecturer, Rural Health Academic Centre, The University of Melbourne

Ms Helen Janson, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Mercy Health

Ms Heather Jordan, Clinical Dietitian, Western Health

Associate Professor Linda Mileshkin, Medical Oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, The University of Melbourne

Dr Christopher Steer, Medical Oncologist, Border Medical Oncology; Conjoint Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales Rural Clinical School

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

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

Ms Danielle Cantlon, Project Officer, Optimal Cancer 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

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

Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group

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

Ovarian Cancer Australia

Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists

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 a number of health services.

The multidisciplinary team may include the following members:

• care coordinator (as determined by multidisciplinary team members)*
• gynaecological oncologist*
• medical oncologist*
• nurse (with appropriate expertise)*
• pathologist with expertise in gynaecological oncology*
• radiation oncologist*
• radiologist*
• Aboriginal health practitioner, Indigenous liaison officer or remote general practitioner
• clinical trials coordinator
• dietitian
• exercise physiologist
• fertility specialist
• 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.