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A journalist from a media company called Medavia is looking to speak to women who want to share their experiences of having ovarian cancer. You will receive payment for your time when your story is published, so if you are interested please contact the Ovacome office.
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Does breast or ovarian cancer run in your family? Would you like to take part in a telephone support group? This free and confidential group is facilitated by a professional therapist and a genetic counsellor. It offers counselling by conference call, to help you gain support and share experiences from home. Click here for more information.
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NHS Survey for Patients / Specialist Clinicians /
General Practitioners regarding Follow Up care. Please click here for more details.
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Have you had problems returning to work following cancer treatment? Loughborough University is carrying out a questionnaire survey with the Mental Health Foundation on how people adjust to work following a period of absence due to illness. Click here for more details.
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Fieldwork International is currently looking to speak to 60 women in the UK who have undergone chemotherapy for the treatment of breast cancer or a form of gynaecological cancer. Please click here to find out how you can help.
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An article in The Lancet by the Collaborative Group on Epidemiological Studies of ovarian cancer confirms that use of oral contraceptives confers long term protection against ovarian cancer which can continue for up to 30 years after finishing the contraceptive.
The study, which used 45 studies from 21 countries, suggested that 200,000 cases of ovarian cancer may have been prevented to date.
More information can be found here.
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Ovacome have moved! Please click here for our new contact details.
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The Ovacome Spring 2008 newsletter is now available to download here.
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Hold a TEA Party for The Eve Appeal and Ovacome during Ovarian Cancer Awareness month in March! Click here for more details.
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Ovacome now has its own page on Facebook! Click here to join and see event and fundraising pictures, watch our video, get notification of upcoming events and chat to other members.
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The Ovacome Autumn/Winter 2007 newsletter is now available to download here.
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