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.
"Looking back at my experience, I did have a few symptoms which might have been the cancer, but which were put down to menopause at the time." Read more
"If sharing my story helps any woman from an Asian community, helps them to open up and be aware of their bodies, then that would be good." Read more
"I really see the value in sharing personal stories because if you were just to look at statistics online you could go away completely horrified – but reading about the number of people who are living with the disease has been really reassuring." Read more
"My mantra is 'every day spent sad is a day wasted'. That’s not to say that I don’t ever feel sad or angry, but I don’t dwell on those thoughts." Read more
Ann was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2017. She then found out that she was a carrier of the BRCA2 gene variation. Read more
Vix was diagnosed with fallopian tube cancer, after experiencing severe bloating. Read more
Eve is based in the USA. She was diagnosed with stage 3b high grade serous ovarian cancer in 2018. Read more
Trisha shares her family's story, after two of her sisters were diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Read more
Victoria was diagnosed with a borderline ovarian tumour after experiencing a feeling of pressure on her bladder. Read more
Jem was diagnosed with ovarian cancer after her friend, being aware of the symptoms, insisted that she ask for a CA125 test. Read more
Lyndsey was diagnosed with stage 1c mucinous ovarian cancer when she was 25. Read more
Patricia was diagnosed with low grade serous primary peritoneal cancer, after experiencing sharp abdominal pain. Read more