Episode 5: Personalized treatments, patient education, targeted therapies, and biomarker-based treatment decisions in gynecological cancers

In this episode of ECtalk, Joseph Carlson, Professor in Clinical Pathology at the University of Southern California, discusses recent developments, challenges, and the future of pathology of gynaecological cancers. He also talks about the differences between the Swedish and American healthcare systems, shares what initially sparked his interest in the field and why he is not worried that the microscope will be a redundant tool in pathology anytime soon. Joseph Carlson has previously worked at Karolinska Institute, where he is still actively doing research. He has, amongst many other things, contributed to several Swedish gynaecological cancer treatment guidelines. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Best regards, Eisai AB ND-ONC-26-00011 | Created: May 2024 | Last reviewed: July 2026

Our fifth guest speaker is Assistant Professor Anniina Färkkilä from Helsinki University Hospital, Finland. Anniina is a gynecologist, and a principal investigator. Currently, she is focusing on the treatment of gynecologic cancer patients and translational research. In this episode, we dealt extensively with personalized cancer treatments and the rapidly changing field of gynecological cancer, both from a researcher's and a doctor's point of view. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Best regards, Eisai AB ND-ONC-26-00010 | Created: Jan 2024 | Last reviewed: July 2026

In this episode, we had the privilege to interview Eva-Maria Strömsholm, the vice chair of the Finnish gynecological cancer patient association “Gynecological Cancer Patients in Finland” or GYSY. Eva-Maria is also one of the founding members of this organisation. Eva-Maria gave us an introduction and overview of the relatively new organisation and its activities. She went through the challenges faced by gynecological cancer patients and shared her personal story as a gynecological cancer patient. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Best regards, Eisai AB ND-ONC-26-00009 | Created: March 2023 | Last reviewed: July 2026

Our second guest speaker is Prof. Miriam Mints, senior lecturer and senior physician at Karolinska Institute and as adjunct professor in surgical science, specialising in obstetrics and gynaecology at Örebro University. Listen to Prof. Mints when she talks about her research, a project involving a Swedish registry of endometrium cancer, sporadic, familiar and hereditary endometrium cancer, and much more.   For more information, please contact [email protected]. Best regards, Eisai AB ND-ONC-25-00013 | Created: July 2023 | Last reviewed: September 2025

In this episode, we welcome our first invited guest speaker, Dr. Mansoor Raza Mirza, chief oncologist at the Department of Oncology at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark. Dr. Mirza shares his thoughts on the history of the field of endometrial cancer and reflects on more recent developments and what lies on the horizon. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Best regards, Eisai AB ND-ONC-26-00008| Created: February 2023 | Last reviewed: July 2026

Welcome to ECtalk, a podcast for Nordic healthcare professionals working with endometrial cancer, where essential clinical and scientific topics are discussed with recognised experts in the field. In this first episode, the team behind the podcast introduces themselves, explains the reasons behind creating ECtalk and what the podcast series will be about. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Best regards, Eisai AB ND-NON-25-00001 | Created: March 2022 | Last reviewed: March 2025