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Symptoms of ovarian cancer must not be dismissed, charity warns

Most women do not know that bloating is a key symptom of ovarian cancer, while GPs are also too quick to dismiss the signs, a charity has warned. A poll of 1,000 women for Target Ovarian Cancer found 79% did not know that bloating is a symptom, ...

22 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Ovarian cancer therapy boosted by drug that could cut chance of dying – study

A drug used to treat skin and lung cancers could also cut the chance of dying from a type of ovarian cancer, a new study suggests. The drug – called trametinib – slowed the progression of cancer and helped boost the number of women responding ...

04 Feb 2022 at 00:55

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BIG READ: ‘It is vital to raise awareness,’ says ovarian cancer survivor

In 2017 Kat Shelley, Cloughjordan, was visiting family in North Carolina when she became ill. She had been off for more than a year with bloating, but now she was experiencing “excruciating pain”, loss of appetite and urgency to go to the ...

13 May 2022 at 09:33

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The ovarian cancer is not a silent disease

Target Ovarian Cancer is a charity that helps women with ovarian cancer. They aim to raise awareness around this type of cancer with symptoms awareness, early diagnosis, better treatments, and support for all. Ovarian cancer cannot be ...

20 Mar 2024 at 14:33

Health & Wellbeing

6 things to know about ovarian cancer, as charity warns of low awareness

If you aren’t clear on the symptoms of ovarian cancer, you aren’t the only one. Target Ovarian Cancer says only 3% of women are confident in naming all the warning signs of the disease – and more awareness is urgently needed. The ...

19 Oct 2022 at 12:48

Health & Wellbeing

Angelina Jolie shares tribute to late mum and urges women with family cancer history to get checked

Angelina Jolie has urged women with a history of cancer in their family to “look after” themselves and “take mamograms, blood tests and ultrasounds”. The actor posted a touching tribute to her late mum on Instagram for what ...

09 May 2023 at 12:38

First vaccine for ovarian cancer – what we know so far

It is hoped that the world’s first vaccine for ovarian cancer could one day eliminate the disease. Here the PA news agency answers questions on what is known about the jab so far. – What is ovarian cancer? Ovarian cancer ...

04 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Concerns over low awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms

Urgent action needs to be taken to raise awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms, a charity has said. Target Ovarian Cancer said that only 3% of women are confident in naming all of the symptoms of the disease. The four ...

19 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Concern over late-stage diagnosis of cancer

Progress in ovarian cancer care has “completely stalled”, a charity has warned. It comes as a new audit revealed that about four in ten women (41%) in England and Wales were only diagnosed after their symptoms were ...

11 Sept 2025 at 16:50

Blood test could accurately detect ovarian cancer in its early stages – study

A simple blood test could accurately detect ovarian cancer in its early stages and has the potential to “significantly” improve care and outcomes for women with the disease, researchers suggest. The test looks for ...

26 Aug 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Cancer treatments approved for use on NHS

Two new treatments for cancer have been approved for use by the NHS in Scotland. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted Blinatumomab (also known as Blincyto) for treating adults with acute ...

09 Sept 2025 at 10:40

County Derry Post

“I never thought I would be glad to say I’m 60”

Maghera woman Pauline Donnelly believed she was suffering from fatigue until she started running to the toilet more often than usual. That’s when she discovered she had ovarian cancer. “I was diagnosed ...

24 Feb 2024 at 10:33

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