Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Event date and time: 1 March 2024 to 31 March 2024
March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
Find resources to support primary care healthcare professionals understand signs and symptoms below:
•Bloating and Other Abdominal Symptoms: Could it be Ovarian Cancer? – a 30 minute free course for health professionals run by the Royal College of General Practitioners
•Gateway C’s Ovarian Cancer course aims to assist primary care healthcare professionals in effectively assessing and managing patients with symptoms potentially indicative of ovarian cancer. Find the course here: Gateway C/ovarian cancer
Find resources for the public and patients to raise awareness about signs and symptoms here:
This year Targeted Ovarian Cancer is raising awareness about the four main symptoms of ovarian cancer, the five key facts women need to know about ovarian cancer and six key statistics about the disease.
Find the information here: Facts and stats about ovarian cancer
The charity also has a range of symptom infographics which can be downloaded here for use on social media: Target Ovarian Cancer/raising awareness
And you can order materials for displaying in public areas here: Target Ovarian Cancer awareness materials
The GRACE charity supports women living with gynaecological cancers across Surrey, West Sussex, and Hampshire. Find out more about the support and services it offers by emailing info@grace-charity.org.uk or calling 01483 904153