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What are BRCA gene mutations?
Watch this video to understand how BRCA genes help our bodies fight cancer and some DNAs are more at risk of the disease than others.Watch here about What are BRCA gene mutations? -
BRCA & Hereditary cancer risk
Cancer Prevention Officer Jo Stanford explains what you can expect from our Hereditary Cancer Risk workshops as part of our Staying Connected programme, in partnership with Ovacome.Watch here about BRCA & Hereditary cancer risk -
Preventing Cancer in Jewish Communities
Our Cancer Prevention Officer Jo Stanford is joined by Rabbi Oliver Joseph and guests as they discuss ways to prevent cancer in Jewish communities based on their knowledge and life experiences.Watch here about Preventing Cancer in Jewish Communities
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How the immune system fights ovarian cancer with Dr Sarah Spear
OCA's Grants & Impact Manager, Faye Boswell, speaks to Dr Sarah Spear from the Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre about her fascinating research into how the immune system fights ovarian cancer.
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HRT Q&A with Jo Stanford and Dr Louise Newson
If you missed our Hormone Replacement Therapy webinar on 21st July 2020 you can catch up here. OCA's Cancer Prevention Officer Jo Stanford hosts a HRT and inherited cancer risk Q&A with guest Dr Louise Newson, GP and menopause specialist.
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Lynch Syndrome Q&A with Jo Stanford & Dr Anju Kulkarni
If you missed our Lynch Syndrome webinar on 14th July 2020 you can catch up here. OCA's Cancer Prevention Officer Jo Stanford hosts a Lynch Syndrome Q&A with guest Dr Anju Kolkarni, Consultant Clinical Geneticist At Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital.
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Research update: Risk and Prevention with Dr James Flanagan
Dr Flanagan’s research will find out how particular lifestyle factors – such as smoking, alcohol intake, and taking the oral contraceptive pill - affect a woman’s ovarian cancer risk. He updates us on how his research has progressed.
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Crafting activity for World Ovarian Cancer Day
In this session we create beautiful white origami roses, inspired by Ovarian Cancer Actions’s crafty symptoms campaign for World Ovarian Cancer Day. For the month of May, we are asking everybody to create and share a white rose with the symptoms of ovarian cancer online, and add their creation to be part of the UK’s largest rose garden.
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BRCA Q&A with Jo Stanford and Dr Angela Brady
OCA's Cancer Prevention Officer Jo Stanford hosts a BRCA Q&A with guest Consultant Clinical Geneticist Dr Angela Brady.
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BRCA & Hereditary cancer risk
Cancer Prevention Officer Jo Stanford explains what you can expect from our Hereditary Cancer Risk workshops as part of our Staying Connected programme, in partnership with Ovacome.
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Young women with ovarian cancer share their experiences
Ovarian cancer can be developed at any age. An early diagnosis is life-saving, and so we need to talk about knowing the symptoms of ovarian cancer to give women a much better prognosis.