Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Event date and time: 1 March 2027 to 31 March 2027
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. Sign up to the newsletter here: Target Ovarian Cancer health professional early diagnosis network
- Target Ovarian Cancer has free accredited training and fact sheets for GPs and nurses. Find them all here: Target Ovarian Cancer/healthcare professionals
- Target Ovarian Cancer and GatewayC have produced a course to support primary care colleagues to effectively assess and manage patients presenting with symptoms of ovarian cancer. Find it here: Ovarian cancer resources - GatewayC
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
- Target Ovarian has a digital toolkit with posters, email sign-offs, social media assets and videos to raise awarness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. Find it here: Target Ovarian digital toolkit
- 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