Please create your SurveyMonkey Apply account before completing the abstract submission. Registering for an account allows you to save your abstract in progress and return to it at any time prior to the submission deadline on May 25, 2026.
Review submission guidelines prior to completing your abstract submission.
IGCS invites patients, survivors, and advocacy organization to submit an abstract for consideration for the 2026 IGCS-IGCAN Gynecologic Cancer Survivor-Caregiver Summit on October 3, 2026.
The text for both the abstract and poster should be organized into four section headers as follows:
Introduction/Problem
A brief statement identifying the issue or gap being addressed, includes relevant background information and contexts that establishes the importance of advocacy work.Stakeholders
Identify the key individuals, groups, or organizations involved in or affected by this issue.Engagement
Describe the methods, strategies, or activities used to engage stakeholders and address the problem. This may include awareness campaigns, community outreach, policy initiatives, educational programs, or patient involvement efforts.Results (including ongoing)
A summary of the outcomes and findings resulting from the advocacy work, includes measurable impacts, changes in policy or practice, lessons learned, and implications for future advocacy, research, or healthcare delivery. This section for advocacy posters should focus more on lessons learned and potential takeaways for future projects that others can utilize and learn from. Results should be shared in form format including graph, picture, table, writing statement, other forms, etc.
Abstracts should have a focused topic. Topic suggestions:
Patient Advocacy & Community Engagement
Awareness & Education
Global Health, Equity, and Access
Patient-Centered Care & Survivorship
Research & Clinical Trial Involvement
Prevention & Screening
Support Networks & Community Organizations
Policy Development
Tumor-Specific Advocacy
Cervical Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Endometrial & Uterine Cancer
Vulvar & Vaginal Cancer
Rare Cancers
Submissions will be reviewed by the Summit Co-Chairs. All accepted submissions will require an e-poster. A subset will also be selected for oral presentation or featured printed poster presentation
Important Dates & Deadlines:
May 25, 2026: Advocacy Abstract/Summary submissions close.
By June 30, 2026: Notifications of acceptance.
October 3, 2026: 2026 Virtual IGCS-IGCAN Gynecologic Cancer Survivor-Caregiver Summit
2026 IGCS-IGCAN Gynecologic Cancer Survivor-Caregiver Summit Poster Application
Please create your SurveyMonkey Apply account before completing the abstract submission. Registering for an account allows you to save your abstract in progress and return to it at any time prior to the submission deadline on May 25, 2026.
Review submission guidelines prior to completing your abstract submission.
IGCS invites patients, survivors, and advocacy organization to submit an abstract for consideration for the 2026 IGCS-IGCAN Gynecologic Cancer Survivor-Caregiver Summit on October 3, 2026.
The text for both the abstract and poster should be organized into four section headers as follows:
Introduction/Problem
A brief statement identifying the issue or gap being addressed, includes relevant background information and contexts that establishes the importance of advocacy work.Stakeholders
Identify the key individuals, groups, or organizations involved in or affected by this issue.Engagement
Describe the methods, strategies, or activities used to engage stakeholders and address the problem. This may include awareness campaigns, community outreach, policy initiatives, educational programs, or patient involvement efforts.Results (including ongoing)
A summary of the outcomes and findings resulting from the advocacy work, includes measurable impacts, changes in policy or practice, lessons learned, and implications for future advocacy, research, or healthcare delivery. This section for advocacy posters should focus more on lessons learned and potential takeaways for future projects that others can utilize and learn from. Results should be shared in form format including graph, picture, table, writing statement, other forms, etc.
Abstracts should have a focused topic. Topic suggestions:
Patient Advocacy & Community Engagement
Awareness & Education
Global Health, Equity, and Access
Patient-Centered Care & Survivorship
Research & Clinical Trial Involvement
Prevention & Screening
Support Networks & Community Organizations
Policy Development
Tumor-Specific Advocacy
Cervical Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Endometrial & Uterine Cancer
Vulvar & Vaginal Cancer
Rare Cancers
Submissions will be reviewed by the Summit Co-Chairs. All accepted submissions will require an e-poster. A subset will also be selected for oral presentation or featured printed poster presentation
Important Dates & Deadlines:
May 25, 2026: Advocacy Abstract/Summary submissions close.
By June 30, 2026: Notifications of acceptance.
October 3, 2026: 2026 Virtual IGCS-IGCAN Gynecologic Cancer Survivor-Caregiver Summit