News & Blog
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News
18 July 2021
Protect the vulnerable as Covid-19 restrictions lift, urges cancer charities
From Monday 19th July, people are no longer required to wear face masks in crowded places or maintain social distance. While this will be a relief to many, it means that cancer patients - who are more at-risk from the virus and less protected by the vaccine than the general public - may feel they are once again unable to enjoy normal daily life and socialise safely.
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News
16 July 2021
WI members pass resolution to increase awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms
200,000 members of the Women’s Institute will mobilise and campaign for better awareness amongst those at risk of ovarian cancer and health professionals.
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Your Stories
07 July 2021
Remembering cancer campaigner Fi Munro, one year on
On July 7th 2020, we said goodbye to cancer campaigner and award-winning researcher Fi Munro.
Fi was diagnosed with non-genetic stage four ovarian cancer just four years earlier, aged 30, and it changed her life forever. Little did we know then, how much she would go on to change other people’s lives too.
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Your Stories
11 June 2021
BRCA and hereditary cancer risks: Jenny's genetic testing journey
When Jenny's aunt was sadly diagnosed with peritoneal cancer she decided to have genetic testing. After discovering her own BCRA 2 gene mutation she started a support group on Facebook for other women who had a hereditary risk.
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News
11 June 2021
What is the national ovarian cancer audit?
With the UK’s ovarian cancer survival rates remaining some of the lowest in Europe, our Head of Public Affairs and Research looks at the game-changing announcement of a government-funded ovarian cancer audit, what this means for women with ovarian cancer, and how you helped us get there.
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News
11 June 2021
NHS England announces national ovarian cancer audit
NHS England have confirmed that the future of the ovarian cancer audit is secure, with the announcement that it is one of five new cancer audits to be commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP).
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Blog
08 June 2021
The Women’s Institute: voting for a resolution
Today is the Women’s Institute (WI) Annual Meeting which marks the first day that WI’s up and down the country can vote to support the resolution: “A call to increase awareness of the subtle signs of ovarian cancer”.
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Your Stories
02 June 2021
Gillian's ovarian cancer journey: diagnosis, treatment, and beyond
Gillian was repeatedly misdiagnosed for 18 months, but she kept persevering until she was finally diagnosed with ovarian cancer aged 33.
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Blog
25 May 2021
Can you help shape Sarah’s BRCA film project?
Sarah, one of the founding members of our Next Generation Women's Collective, discovered in 2019 that she carries an altered BRCA1 gene which puts her at increased risk of several types of cancer. She is passionate about raising awareness of BRCA and ovarian cancer in particular. She has big plans for a project to do just that- and she needs your help!
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Blog
25 May 2021
"When I was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer I was scared about the implications for my fertility"
Louise Temperley was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in August 2011. Ten years on, she shares her story and her journey to motherhood.
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News
13 May 2021
What has happened to the worlds largest ovarian cancer screening trial?
Researchers at University College London have found that these screening approaches did not significantly reduce the chance of these women developing late stage ovarian cancer. Unfortunately, this means that these tests cannot be recommended as a screening programme for the public.
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Your Stories
12 May 2021
Remembering Anne Giess: International Nurses Day
David lost his lovely wife Anne to ovarian cancer in 2019. Now he’s determined to raise awareness so that both women, and men, will recognise the disease.
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Blog
11 May 2021
World Ovarian Cancer Day 2021
This World Ovarian Cancer Day, we took to Instagram with some of our amazing Ovarian Cancer Action champions to help us get the nation talking about ovarian cancer.
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News
10 May 2021
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Your Stories
09 May 2021
Angela Walker: "I'm still going strong 14 years after my last chemotherapy session"
Meet mum-of-three Angela who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2003 at the age of 46.
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Blog
06 May 2021
Powerful together - World Ovarian Cancer Day
This World Ovarian Cancer Day we want to cause a commotion. With one woman dying every two hours of ovarian cancer, it's time to let the world know the size of this issue - and what we're doing to change that.
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Your Stories
22 April 2021
Kizzie's Step Challenge journey
Just two weeks after she lost her mum to ovarian cancer, Kizzie decided to take part in our Walk In Her Name Step Challenge. Together with friends and family she raised whopping £3,176, reaching the top of our fundraising leader board. Now, she reflects on her experience and what it meant to her to take part.
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Blog
21 April 2021
Bloating and ovarian cancer
People will describe bloating in slightly different ways, but usually, it is the uncomfortable feeling of tightness or distention around the abdomen. It might be accompanied by pain or the increased need to pass wind.
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Blog
08 April 2021
Rare genetic mutations of ovarian cancer
Although there is lots of information available for those with a BRCA gene mutation or Lynch syndrome, there is far less information available about are rarer genetic mutations that can also increase your risk of developing ovarian cancer. Here we look at some of the lesser known gene mutations linked to the disease.
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Your Stories
02 April 2021
Talya: “Genetic testing has allowed me to take control of something I’d previously had no control over."
People of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage are ten times more likely to carry a BRCA gene mutation that heightens a person’s risk of certain cancers, including ovarian. Talya Schneider shares her story in the hope that more Jewish families can stay together, for longer.
