Overview

The Prevention Committee is a European network of leading experts and research teams dedicated to preventing gynaecological cancers.

The Committee is focused on fulfilling the prevention principle of ESGO’s mission, and comprises of experts in vaccination, screening, colposcopy and the treatment of pre-invasive disease. They regularly publish articles in various scientific journals and organise webinars and virtual conferences on prevention-related topics.

Mission

Our mission is to close scientific gaps by providing evidence-based guidance on preventing and treating pre-invasive disease.

We aim to connect professionals across Europe, sharing ESGO’s expertise to support colleagues in limited-resource settings.

Objectives

Drive systematic research, publish scientific publications, and share findings on preventing and treating pre-invasive diseases.
Raise public and governmental awareness to advocate for the prevention and treatment of gynaecological cancers through ENGAGe.
Collaborate with professional societies, patient advocacy organisations, policymakers and other stakeholders to advance gynaecological cancer prevention and care.
To support the elimination of cervical cancer in Europe, aligning with the WHO elimination programme 2030.
Help reduce mortality and extend the lives of patients, in line with the EU Beating Cancer Plan.

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Recent Publications

ESGO Consensus statement on Endometrial cancer prevention, risk reduction strategies, and management of women with Lynch syndrome

Claudia Marchetti, Murat Gultekin, Carolina Maria Sassu, François Planchamp, Laura Burney Ellis, Sarah J Bowden, Vasilis Theodoulidis, Vesna Kesic, Beyhan Ataseven, Giovanni Scambia, Fabrice Lécuru, Maurizio Genuardi, Mev Dominguez-Valentin, Toni T. Seppälä, Frédéric Amant, Mihaela Grigore, Stephan Polterauer, Bilal Esat Temiz, Hasan Volkan Ege, Simona Duranti, Nicolò Bizzarri, Hélène Didelot, Nina Pauly, Veronika Seebacher-Shariat, Ranjit Manchanda, Maria Kyrgiou

Endometrial

April 1, 2026

Consensus statements

Human Papillomavirus in Reproductive Health and Pregnancy: Clinical Implications, Outcomes, and a Comprehensive Review of Vaccination

Hasan Volkan Ege, Charlotte Goutallier, Laura Burney Ellis, Houssein El Hajj, Joanna Kacperczyk-Bartnik, Bilal Esat Temiz, Nadja Taumberger, Reda Hemida, Gökçen Ege, Utku Akgör, Zvi Vaknin, Maria Kyrgiou, Murat Gultekin

February 1, 2026

Review

Opportunistic Salpingectomy for Prevention of Tubo-ovarian carcinoma: The ESGO consensus statements

Jurgen M. Piek, Jolijn Schauwaert, Laura Burney Ellis, Ignacio Zapardiel, François Planchamp, Kata Koblos, Joanna Kacperczyk-Bartnik, Sarah J. Bowden, Houssein El Hajj, Mihaela Grigore, Miranda P. Steenbeek, Nicolò Bizzarri, Maria Kyrgiou, Murat Gültekin

Ovarian

February 1, 2026

Consensus statements