Target Ovarian Cancer

We know that symptoms awareness saves lives – so let’s shout about them!  Play your part this March for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and help us spread the word about the signs of ovarian cancer. 👉 Order a free awareness pack for your workplace at https://bit.ly/3jOOFpH

Today marks World Cancer Day. It's an opportunity for everyone in the cancer community to come together and ensure our voices are being heard by decision makers. This morning, our CEO Catherine Hart (nee Lorne), alongside two of our wonderful campaigners Sbba Siddique and Catherine Hunt attended Macmillan Cancer Support’s event ‘In Conversation with The Rt. Hon. Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for Health & Social Care’ to mark World Cancer Day. "Today was a vital opportunity to hear directly from the Secretary of State and connect with those affected by cancer. It reinforced how crucial it is that we come together to ensure the voices of our community shape the National Cancer Plan. Too many people with ovarian cancer face delays in diagnosis and unequal access to care — this must change. At Target Ovarian Cancer, we have a clear plan to give everyone diagnosed with this disease the best possible chance of survival, and we stand ready to work with the government to make that vision a reality." - Catherine Hart (nee Lorne) Read more on our website: https://lnkd.in/es94mrta

Today, on #WorldCancerDay, we're asking everyone to share our symptoms poster to help make sure more people can recognise the symptoms of ovarian cancer. ✅ Persistent bloating (not bloating that comes and goes) ✅ Feeling full quickly and/or loss of appetite ✅ Pelvic or abdominal pain (that's from your tummy to the top of your thighs) ✅ Needing to wee more urgently or more often than usual For more trusted information about ovarian cancer, visit our website: https://bit.ly/3UDIpB1

Have you used our support in the past 18 months? Our community is at the heart of everything that we do and we want our services to be responsive to the needs of those affected by ovarian cancer. Your feedback will help us understand what we do well, as well as areas where we can improve. 👉 Take our short survey :https://bit.ly/3PQ7y7K From services to events, you can share your feedback on our: 📞 Nurse-led support line 💻 Website information, videos and printed materials 👫 Ovarian Cancer Community and/or In Touch ▶️ My Next Steps course 👩💻 Digital events 🧘 Online yoga ☕️ Tea and chat It only takes 10 minutes, your answers are anonymous and will help us shape future support for everyone affected by ovarian cancer. 💜 👉 Take the short survey :https://bit.ly/3PQ7y7K

As we wrap up The Health Information Week, we'll like to introduce our OvarView Panel, that helps us ensure that our health information is relevant and clear. This is why we've created our OvarView Panel. The OvarView panel is a group that helps to shape our information through their feedback. Members include those with a diagnosis of ovarian cancer as well as family and friends whose loved one has an ovarian cancer diagnosis. Their feedback helps make sure our information is clear and accessible to all. 👉 Download or order free information delivered to your door: https://bit.ly/3sUVneh

It’s Health Information Week 📖 Did you know that all our ovarian cancer information is PIF tick accredited? PIF tick is the UK’s only assessed quality mark for print and online health information. This means all the information we share are: ✔️Reviewed by experts in ovarian cancer ✔️Reviewed by those with a diagnosis ✔️Based on reliable and up-to-date sources ✔️Updated every 3 years Learn more about our PIF tick award at https://bit.ly/3QaJMTm #HealthInformationWeek #ovariancancer

As part of Health Information Week, we’re highlighting information to help improve wellbeing when living with ovarian cancer💜 Our wellbeing hub is full of clinically approved information on: ✔️ Complementary therapies ✔️ Sex and intimacy ✔️ Work and education ✔️ Finances ✔️ Diet and nutrition Explore and share our wellbeing hub now: https://bit.ly/3E7p4C3 #HealthInformationWeek #ovariancancer

2024 was a bumper year in Politics. With a new government in place, it provided us with plenty of new opportunities for engagement. We wanted to reflect on some of our achievements last year and update you on what's next.

Here at Target Ovarian Cancer, we have been reflecting on another great year of digital support events. We wanted to say a massive thank you to all the facilitators who have supported us and shared their expertise with our community in 2024. 💜 Interested in helping us with a future event? We’d love to hear from you! If you are a medical professional working in ovarian cancer or a cancer wellbeing expert, please get in touch by commenting below and please share the post with your network. Dr Angela Wright Rowan Miller Adrienne Betteley Stephanie Davies

In the recently released film We Live in Time, the main character, Almut (played by Florence Pugh), is diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Almut experiences tummy pain which begins her journey to receiving her diagnosis. Tummy pain is one of the four key symptoms of ovarian cancer alongside: 👉 Bloating 👉 Feeling full quickly 👉 Needing to wee more often We're really pleased to see ovarian cancer in the spotlight on a global stage, raising vital awareness of the disease. Almut and Tobias’s story was handled sensitively in the film - highlighting how an ovarian cancer diagnosis affects both the person diagnosed and their loved ones. If the film has left you wanting to learn more about ovarian cancer, visit our website. It’s a place you can go for trusted information about ovarian cancer – from symptoms information, how the disease is diagnosed and treatment options. Visit our website: https://bit.ly/46dDTM8