Hear from members of our community as they share their experiences of ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment. If you would like to speak with other members of our community, to ask questions and share advice, you can also visit our My Ovacome forum.
Visit our ovarian cancer online forumIf you would like to share your story with the community, you can fill in a quick form here. A member of the Ovacome team will then be in touch. You can choose to share as much or as little of your story as you like, and you do not have to share anything that you are not comfortable talking about.
Patricia was diagnosed with low grade serous primary peritoneal cancer, after experiencing sharp abdominal pain. Read more
Sally was diagnosed with stage 3c high grade ovarian cancer in 2015. Read more
Mary was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer in 2011, shortly before she married her long-term partner Darren. Read more
Jackie was diagnosed with stage 1c ovarian cancer when she was 39, after she had previously been found to have stage 4 endometriosis. Read more
Lyndsi was diagnosed with ovarian cancer aged 22. Read more
Jemima was diagnosed with stage 1a ovarian cancer in 2016, aged 33. Read more
Cassie was diagnosed with ovarian cancer when she was just 28 years old, after having experienced some abdominal pain. Read more
Iris was diagnosed with high grade serous adenocarcinoma in 2016. Read more
Amanda was diagnosed with a granulosa cell tumour in early 2020. Read more
Gaynor was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer in 2020, during the pandemic. She is based on the Isle of Man, meaning that she had to travel to Liverpool for her treatment. Read more
Kirsty had been experiencing irregular periods, abdominal pain, nausea and dizziness, which she put down to the menopause. After an ultrasound, she was found to have borderline ovarian tumours. Read more
Nicoli was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2015, after experiencing pain and irregular bleeding. Read more