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University of Birmingham women's cancer expert Dr Sudha Sundar has been chosen as the President-Elect of the British Gynaecological Cancer Society (BGCS) - the first female gynaecological oncologist to be elected to this post. The BGCS is a society of professionals dedicated to improving the care provided to patients with gynaecological cancers. The BGCS develops guidelines, advocates for advances in care, helps improve training and education for gynaecological cancer professionals and works in partnership with charities and patients. Senior Lecturer in Gynaecological Oncology at the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, Dr Sundar becomes the third BGCS President to be elected from the University of Birmingham. Dr Sundar said: "This is an exciting time to be elected as President-Elect of the BGCS; we have a vibrant multidisciplinary society working together and engaging with patients. This is a real opportunity to improve outcomes for women with gynaecological cancer and I look forward to contributing to this." In addition to her clinical and teaching work, Dr Sundar's research programme investigates clinical challenges in patients with ovarian and endometrial cancer, using a combined clinical trials and translational research approach. Dr Sundar is Chief Investigator for the ROCKETS project which aims to achieve earlier diagnosis of ovarian cancer - a collaboration between international experts from KU Leuven (Netherlands), University College London and the University of Birmingham.