Your Stories
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Danielle Golding: "All of a sudden I was 23 and going through the menopause"
Danielle was just 23 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. It took months of going back and forth to the hospital before finding out she had tumours on both of her ovaries and required immediate surgery.
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Caroline Brown: "Research into early detection is paramount."
This year marks 26 years since Caroline's ovarian cancer diagnosis. She reflects on the importance of early diagnosis and the impact that cancer can continue to have on your mental health, even after being given the all-clear.
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BRCA & Lynch Syndrome
13 February 2020
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BRCA & Lynch Syndrome
06 February 2020
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Personal experiences
03 February 2020
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Bethany Dinsley: "Everyone was complimenting me on losing weight"
Bethany was diagnosed with ovarian cancer two years ago, when she was just 19. She shares her story.
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Personal experiences
13 December 2019
Alison Smith: “When I got my results - and I was told I didn’t need chemotherapy - I was over the moon!”
Alison shares her story in the hope that other women will seek advice or get a second opinion.
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Tina Wright: "Cancer doesn't need to be a death sentence"
Tina's ovarian cancer recently returned having been diagnosed 9 years ago. She urges women not to be scared of seeking the information or help they need.
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Karen Lamont: "Early diagnosis is the key."
Karen was diagnosed with ovarian cancer aged 19. Now 30 years after her diagnosis, she shares her story.
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15 August 2019
Emily Plane: "My sole focus was getting to the end of treatment"
Emily was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer in January 2019, aged 23. Now a month post-chemo, she reflects on how the incredible support from family and friends has helped her get through a gruelling year.
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31 July 2019
Diane Clynes
Diane was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in August 1998 and in 2009 was diagnosed with breast cancer. Now 21 years after her cancer journey began she is fit and well. She shares her story.
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Adele Sewell: "I incorrectly assumed that a cervical smear would discover all female gynaecological cancers""
After being diagnosed with ovarian cancer eight years after her breast cancer diagnosis, Adele was encouraged by her doctors to undergo genetic testing.
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Personal experiences
30 May 2019
Sarah Passby: "I am really well and back to living a normal life"
Sarah Passby was diagnosed with stage 3a ovarian cancer in March 2016 and underwent chemotherapy. She shares her story and explains why she is so passionate about raising awareness of the disease.
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Younger women with ovarian cancer
21 May 2019
Laura Gibbon: "Had I known the symptoms of ovarian cancer I might not have left it so long before going to A&E"
Laura Gibbon's life changed forever in March 2016 when she was told she had stage 3c ovarian cancer. She had been unaware that the symptoms she was experiencing were associated with the disease.
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BRCA & Lynch Syndrome
15 May 2019
Rebecca Nutley: "I now have this knowledge that I can pass onto my family"
After her mother was diagnosed with cancer three times, Rebecca discovered she and her brother carried the BRCA1 gene mutation, increasing their chances of developing it too. Rebecca had a preventive double mastectomy aged 26 to reduce her risk of breast cancer.
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Personal experiences
15 April 2019
Diane Evans-Wood: "Once you accept your new kind of normal, life can resume and you can still have fun."
Diane Evans-Wood was working as a Palliative Care Nurse Specialist when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2013. She shares her story — from the early symptoms through to diagnosis and treatment.
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Fiona Munro: "I want to raise awareness that young women are also at risk of ovarian cancer"
Fiona was with diagnosed with Stage 4 ovarian cancer in February 2016 at the age of 30. She has since devoted her energy to helping other young women with ovarian cancer, and has even written a book about her journey.
