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‘I thought how can I be bloated when I haven’t been able to eat anything’

Della shares her story of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer at our OCAM launch event

‘We may not be able to change what happened to Sarah, but maybe someone else can be saved from the same outcome.’

Nikki’s sister, Sarah-Kate, died from a rarer type of ovarian cancer, called Small Cell Hypercalcaemic Ovarian Cancer, in September 2020. She was just 38 years old. Here, Nikki shares her story for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in hope to raise awareness of this rare and little-known cancer.

‘I was told I would have to wait for covid to be over to have my surgery.’

Toria shares her story of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer during the pandemic for OCAM.

‘If my mother had been diagnosed even a few months earlier, we might have had many more years together.’

Sally reflects on losing her mum to ovarian cancer 30 years ago, and what has changed, or not changed enough since then.

The language around cervical screening & self-testing is confusing- we need clear and consistent language to increase uptake

Our Comms Officer, Lydia, clears up the confusion around self-sampling HPV tests and cervical screening

‘We hadn’t even heard of vaginal cancer before, and I only found out about it when I was being told that I had it.’

Laura blogs about being diagnosed with vaginal cancer just as the pandemic hit in 2020.

‘I’m making sure I do all I can to not get a preventable disease.’

Phoebe blogs about her experience of cervical screening with health anxiety for Cervical Screening Awareness Week.

Launched Today: Our Guide to Genetic Testing in Ovarian Cancer

Next piece of the puzzle found on how our ‘good’ bacteria help protect us against ovarian cancer

Eve research published today has found a causal link between ‘good’ bacteria in the vagina and the ‘software’ to our cells.

‘I run for my Auntie Linda and the thousands of other women and families that are going through this.’

Abbie blogs about her running challenge, 150kms in November for her Auntie Linda, who passed away from womb cancer.