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:
- The charity, Target Ovarian Cancer, is publishing its newsletter this month with key information on symptoms and presentation, safety netting, diagnostics, referral and support. GPs will also be sharing their own personal stories of diagnosis and reflecting on their experiences. There will also be new video resources to support learning, along with recommendations to help more women to an earlier diagnosis. Sign up to the newsletter here: Target Ovarian Cancer health professional early diagnosis network
- 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
- Target Ovarian Cancer has free accredited training and fact sheets for GPs and nurses. Find them all here: Target Ovarian Cancer/healthcare professionals
- GatewayC has a one-hour free course to support primary care staff in effectively assessing and managing patients with symptoms potentially indicative of ovarian cancer. Find it here: GatewayC/Ovarian Cancer. And you can listen to its `GPs Talk Cancer’ podcast on ovarian cancer here: GatewayC/GPs Talk Cancer series/Ovarian Cancer
Find resources for the public and patients to raise awareness about signs and symptoms here:
- The Eve Appeal charity has information and advice on its website to support Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. It includes signs and symptoms, risk factors and information about diagnosis and treatment. Find it all here: The Eve Appeal Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. It also has a patient information leaflet on how to spot the signs and symptoms here: Ovarian Cancer leaflet for patients
- 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. Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer, or any form of gynae cancer, are able to access free one to one counselling support and therapeutic peer group services through GRACE. They can be referred, or self-refer, via the charity’s website: GRACE Counselling Registration - GRACE Charity Find out more about the support and services it offers by emailing info@grace-charity.org.uk or calling 01483 904153