Shelly had started to feel tired and was experiencing a bit of bloating and discomfort in her abdomen. Having recently changed jobs she put it down to stress – just one of those things.
When her symptoms continued Shelly got an appointment with her GP. After an initial diagnosis of ovarian cysts, further tests confirmed that Shelly had stage 3 ovarian cancer.
An event to support patients living with and beyond ovarian cancer, held at the Holiday Inn in Plymouth, was a great success.
The 'Being Together' day was hosted by the Target Ovarian Cancer Charity, which works to improve early diagnosis, fund life-saving research and provide much-needed support to women with ovarian cancer. It was also assisted by Fran Jones, Gynae-Oncology Clinical...
A new screening method can detect twice as many women with ovarian cancer as conventional strategies, according to the latest results from the largest trial of its kind.
The method uses a statistical calculation to interpret changing levels in women’s blood of a protein called CA125, which is linked to ovarian cancer. This gives a more accurate prediction of a woman’s individual risk...
