Hear from members of our community as they share their experiences of ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment. If 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 by email (or by phone if you would prefer). You can choose to share as much or as little of your story as you like, you do not have to supply a photo if you don't want to, and you do not have to share anything that you are not comfortable talking about.
If you would like to speak with other members of our community, to ask questions and share advice, visit the My Ovacome forum.
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 cancer in 2015, after experiencing pain and irregular bleeding. Read more
Marie was diagnosed with stage 3b high grade serous ovarian cancer in 2020. Read more
Katie was diagnosed with low grade ovarian cancer in April 2020. Read more
Helena was diagnosed with both ovarian and endometrial cancer in August 2018. Read more
Elizabeth was diagnosed with a mucinous borderline ovarian tumour in 2015. She shares her experience of her symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Read more
Jean was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1996. Read more
Wendy was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2002. Her main symptoms were extreme tiredness, feeling faint, extremely heavy periods, and a dragging pain in her ovary region. Read more
Alex was diagnosed with stage 3a low grade ovarian cancer in November 2018. Read more
Anne was diagnosed with stage 3c ovarian cancer in 2014. Read more
Claudia was diagnosed with mucinous ovarian cancer in early 2019. Read more