Only 3 per cent of women in the UK are very confident at spotting a symptom of ovarian cancer. Help us raise awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer this Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: www.targetovariancancer.org.uk/startmakingnoise What are the symptoms? – Persistent pelvic or abdominal pain – Increased abdominal size/persistent bloating – Difficulty eating or feeling […]
Lives are at risk because women are not taking urgent cancer symptoms seriously during the pandemic, according to new research by Target Ovarian Cancer. Key ovarian cancer symptoms are of particular concern: Less than 2 in 10 women (17%) say they would book an urgent GP appointment (within a week) if they were experiencing persistent bloating. This […]
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Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have developed a test that may be able to detect ovarian cancer up to two years earlier than current approaches. The researchers discovered that the presence of four proteins together, known as a biomarker panel, indicates the likelihood of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC), a type of ovarian cancer. Using these […]
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Researchers have created new machine learning software that can forecast the survival rates and response to treatments of patients with ovarian cancer. The artificial intelligence software, created by researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Melbourne, has been able to predict the prognosis of patients with ovarian cancer more accurately than current methods. […]
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Ovarian cancer incidence globally is estimated to climb by nearly 55 per cent in the next two decades, according to figures today from the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition ahead of World Ovarian Cancer Day on May 8th. In the UK, ovarian cancer incidence rates are projected to rise 15 per cent in the same time […]
Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer among women in the UK, but because diagnosis is often made when the disease is more advanced, 5-year survival rates are only 46 per cent overall. The good news that this soars to a 90 per cent 5 year survival rate when tumours are detected early. When […]
Early diagnosis is a major focus of the work of Target Ovarian Cancer and we take a three-pronged approach to try and ensure that more women are diagnosed at an early stage when the cancer is still very treatable. Over 7000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year in the UK. Although fewer than […]
From a GP’s perspective, I would much rather that a patient made an appointment with me to discuss their concerns about ovarian cancer than decide to wait and see. Make an appointment, even if you think it is nothing. The issue is that bloating is a very common complaint from women of all ages, and […]
Do you know the symptoms of ovarian cancer? Watch this short video from Target Ovarian Cancer for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Raise awareness. Fund research. Save lives. […]
The statistics are stark. 11 women die every day from ovarian cancer. Incidence rates are rising, research funding has dropped by one third in five years, and most women diagnosed today will receive the same treatments as 20 years ago. It’s time for a change – and that is why Target Ovarian Cancer, the UK’s […]