Ovacome and UK GCT Survivor Sisters Win World Ovarian Cancer Coalition Impact Award

The charity and group have won the Inspiring Collaboration award in recognition of their patient experience research which has improved ovarian cancer guidance Read more

Ovacome launches new Scotland bi-monthly meet-up group

Set to launch on Tuesday 12 November, this group offers our members based in Scotland the chance for regular online meetups every other month. Read more

Manisha Koirala visits Ovacome

Diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer over a decade ago, celebrated Bollywood and Netflix star Manisha Koirala met with Ovacome staff and members. Read more

National Cancer Medicines Advisory Group support the use of trametinib in Scotland

MEK-inhibitor trametinib has been supported for use in patients in Scotland with low grade serous ovarian carcinoma after at least one line of platinum-based chemotherapy. Read more

Clinical trial shows positive results for women with low grade serous ovarian cancer

The trial treated patients with a combination of avutometinib and defactinib. 31% of participants saw their tumours shrink or stop growing. Read more

Could your shop receipt predict ovarian cancer?

This weekend we’re in Bristol at We the Curious with Dr Elizabeth Dolan, Researcher at N/LAB at the University of Nottingham who’s PhD research looks at the use of shopping data, including loyalty card data, to see if women’s shopping habits can be connected to, or even predict an ovarian cancer diagnosis. Read more

A trial to test the effectiveness of Pressurised Intra Peritoneal Aerosolised Chemotherapy (PIPAC)

A new clinical trial for patient in Wales tests the application of chemotherapy medicine via keyhole surgery to reach cancer tumours faster. Read more