Living with ovarian cancer
There are organisations, support groups, books, videos and other resources to help you cope with ovarian cancer and its treatment.
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We are committed to producing high quality information for people affected by cancer. As well as looking at the information on this website you can call our nurse freephone helpline on 0808 800 4040. They are available from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Or you can send them a question online.
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Ovacome is the national UK ovarian cancer charity focused on providing support to anyone affected by ovarian cancer.
Helpline: 0800 008 7054 (open Monday - Friday, 10am - 5pm) E-mail: support@ovacome.org.uk
Ovarian Cancer Action funds research into ovarian cancer. They aim to raise awareness and campaign for change in diagnosis and treatment.
Visit the Ovarian Cancer Action website
Target Ovarian Cancer work to improve early diagnosis, fund research and provide support to women with ovarian cancer.
Support line: 0808 802 6000 (open Monday - Friday, 9am -5pm) Email: support@targetovariancancer.org.uk
Visit the Target Ovarian Cancer website
The Eve Appeal is a UK national charity raising awareness, and funding research into the five gynaecological cancers - womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal. They also provide a gynae cancer information and support service called Ask Eve.
Ask Eve telephone: 0808 802 0019
Ask Eve email: nurse@eveappeal.org.uk
General enquiries: telephone: 020 7605 0100 and email: office@eveappeal.org.uk
Go Girls offer support to women with gynaecological cancers. They are also raising awareness and campaigning for better diagnosis and treatments.
Email: hello@gogirlssupport.org
BRCA Chat is a small but national charity supporting those with a BRCA gene mutation. They provide peer support groups, online talks, blogs and newsletters, and can signpost you to other resources if needed.
Email: info@brcachat.com
This charity aims to provide information and support to people with Lynch syndrome and their families, and to raise awareness of this syndrome. They also provide support through their Facebook page Lynch Syndrome UK Online.
Visit the Lynch Syndrome UK website
This charity aims to help with the physical and emotional wellbeing of people going through cancer treatment. They provide confidence boosting workshops, which gives a chance for people to meet others going through a similar experience and to learn skills to manage some of the side effects of treatment, such as skincare and make up techniques.
Workshops take place in hospitals and support centres across the UK. You can find your nearest workshop and read more about the work of the charity on their website.
Phone: 01372 747500 Email: info@lgfb.co.uk
Visit the Look Good Feel Better website
Macmillan Cancer Support is a charity that gives practical and medical support to people with cancer in the UK. Its helpline offers support with clinical, emotional, general and welfare benefits needs. They also publish booklets about cancer and treatments. Information is available in other languages.
Freephone: 0808 808 00 00 (7 days a week, 8am to 8pm) Contact email form
Visit the Macmillan Cancer Support website
Maggie’s is a national charity with centres across the UK. They offer care and support to people affected by cancer. Each centre is beside an NHS cancer hospital and is run by specialist staff.
You can join a support group, take part in weekly sessions like relaxation and stress management, or learn about nutrition and health. You can also visit just to have a cup of tea and a friendly chat.
Phone: 0300 123 1801 Email: enquiries@maggies.org
Provides free, reliable information about health issues including mental health, by sharing people's real-life experiences.
Visit the Healthtalk.org website
The Daisy Network provides help, support and information for women who have early menopause.
Daisy Network 82a James Carter Road Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7DE
Email: info@daisynetwork.org.uk
The Menopause Charity provides information and advice on the menopause including symptoms and HRT.
They also aim to provide support to women who are going through the menopause.
Go to The Menopause Charity website
This organisation provides information about many women's health issues. They produce booklets on a range of subjects including hormone replacement therapy, menopause, hysterectomy and ovarian cysts.
Office telephone: 01628 890199 Contact Form
Women's Health Concern website
There are organisations and support services in your local area that you can access. You can ask your specialist nurse or doctor for more information about cancer services near you.
The NHS website has a service that tells you about local information and support in England.
NHS Inform gives information about illness, treatments and NHS services for people in Scotland.
NHS 111 Wales gives health advice and information for people living in Wales.
The Northern Ireland Cancer Network (NICaN) website tells you where to find cancer information and support in Northern Ireland.
Last reviewed: 28 Nov 2024
Next review due: 29 Nov 2027
Ovarian cancer is when abnormal cells in the ovary grow and divide in an uncontrolled way.
The main treatments for ovarian cancer are surgery and chemotherapy. Your treatment depends on several factors including your cancer stage and grade.
There is support available to help you cope with a diagnosis of ovarian cancer, life during treatment and life after cancer.
The stage tells you how big your cancer is and whether it has spread. The grade means how abnormal the cells look under the microscope.
You usually start by seeing your GP. They might refer you to a specialist and organise tests.
Ovarian cancer is when abnormal cells in the ovary, fallopian tube or peritoneum begin to grow and divide in an uncontrolled way.
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