Gynaeoncology Research Group

Gynaeoncology Research Group

 

Main focus of the RG: Gynaecologic Oncology/Bioethics

 

Other areas of interest

  • Surgical and gynaecologic oncology
  • Informed consent in gynaecologic practice
  • Reproductive ethics

 

A maximum of 7 other current/completed projects

  • Treatment Induced Amenorrhoea, Premature Menopause and their consequences in Nigerian Women with Breast Cancer
  • The perceptions and satisfaction of Nigerian patients on informed consent practices in clinical settings in Nigeria

 

Name of the coordinator: Professor Ezeome Ijeoma Victoria.

UNN email address of the coordinator: ijeoma.ezeome@unn.edu.ng,

UNN email address of RG:

UNN webpage of RG:

Phone number of the coordinator: 08058124721

Base faculty of the RG: Faculty of medical sciences

Department of the coordinator: Department of Obstetrics/Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Ituku-Ozalla Campus Enugu

 

List and brief profiles of members

  • Prof Ezeome Ijeoma Victoria: She is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Ituku-Ozalla, Campus Enugu of the University of Nigeria, and a Honorary Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist with special interest in Gynaecologic oncology. She has been managing gynaecologic cancer patients for more than a decade. She is also a Bioethicist with special interest in Reproductive and Feminine ethics. She has over 30 original research articles covering gynaeoncology, reproductive & research ethics, as well as general obstetrics and gynaecology in renowned peer reviewed journals
  • Dr Nwankwo Theophilus Ogochukwu: Dr Nwankwo Theophilus Ogochukwu is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Ituku-Ozalla. Campus Enugu of the University of Nigeria, and a Honorary Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist with special interest in Gynaeoncology, infertility, labour management, gynaecological infections and HIV in pregnancy. He has been managing cancer patients for the past decade and has over 40 original well researched articles in renowned peer reviewed journals covering gynaeoncology, as well as general obstetrics and gynaecology. He has been a PMTCT consultant in the PEPFAR program for more than 6 years and involved in cervical cancer prevention programs in Nigeria.
  • Dr Onwuka, Chidinma Ifechi: She is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Ituku-Ozalla Campus, Enugu of the University of Nigeria, and a Honorary Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist in the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, with special interest in Feto-Maternal Medicine. She has over 25 original well researched articles in renowned peer reviewed journals.
  • Prof Ezeome Emmanuel Rapuluchukwu: He is a Professor of General Surgery/Surgical Oncology of the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, College of Medicne, Ituku-Ozalla Campus Enugu of the University of Nigeria, and Honorary Consultant General Surgeon/Surgical Oncologist in the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu. He is also a Bioethicist and currently the Director of the Bioethics Program, Institute of Public Health, University of Nigeria. He has over 100 original well-researched articles in renowned peer reviewed journals covering surgical oncology, research and clinical ethics, as well as general surgery.

 

10 key publications of the RG from 2019 till date:

  • Ezeome, I. V., Nwankwo, T. O., Umeh, U. A., & Ajah, L. O. (2022). Gynaecological Cancers in HIV Positive and Negative Women—A Single-Center Retrospective Study (2008-2017). Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 12, 124-139. DOI: 10.4236/ojog.2022.122013.
  • Ezeome, I. V. (2022) Gamete donation—A review of ethical and legal issues. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 26 (3), 124-135. DOI: 10.29063/ajrh2022/v26i3.14
  • Ezeome, I. V., Akintola, S. O., Jegede, A. S., & Ezeome, E. R. (2021). Perception of Key Ethical Issues in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) by Providers and Clients i4n Nigeria. International Journal of Women’s Health,13,1033-1051. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S331917.
  • Ezeome, I. V. (2021) Attitude of Nigerian obstetrician-gynecologists toward gamete donation. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, 24 (6), 896-904.  DOI: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_270_20
  • Odoemene, C. A., Ezeome, I., & Okafor, O.C. (2021). Primary Presentation of Ovarian Cancer with Bladder Outlet Obstruction/Chronic Urinary Retention in a 12Year-Old Female. Open Journal of Urology, 11, 233-239. DOI: 10.4236/oju.2021.117021 (Case report)
  • Onwuka CI, Ugwu EO, Obi SN, Onwuka CI, Dim CC, Eleje GU, Ezugwu EC, Agu PU, Nwagha UI, Ozumba BC. Effects of short inter-pregnancy interval on maternal and perinatal outcomes: A cohort study of pregnant women in a low-income country. Niger J Clin Pract 2020; 23:928-933
  • Onwuka CI, Ugwu EO, Onwuka CI, Iloghalu EI, Menuba IE, Udealor PC. The profile and predictors of early prenatal booking among pregnant women in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria. Int J Med Health Dev 2020; 25:6-10
  • Nwankwo, TO., Umeh, UA., Aniebue, UU., Onu, JU, Umeh, CR, (2020) Impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in improving operative intervention in management of cervical cancer in low resource setting; a preliminary report. Pan African Medical Journal, 36(210). Dip.10.11604/pamj.2020.36.210.24141
  • Ezeome, I. V., Ezugworie, J. O., & Nwankwo, T. O. (2019). Attitude of Postmenopausal Women Toward the Menopause and Hormone Treatment in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria. International Journal of Women’s Health and Reproductive Sciences 7 (3), 263-268. doi 10.15296/ijwhr.2019.44.
  • Nwankwo, T., Ajah, L., Ezeome, I. V., Umeh, U., & Aniebue. U. (2019). Complementary and alternative medicine. Use and challenges among gynaecological cancer patients in Nigeria: experiences in a tertiary health institution -preliminary results. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology, 40 (1), 100-105. doi: 10.12892/ejgo4429.2019.