Join us on Saturday 18 April. This will be an opportunity to attend workshops and to meet others affected by the disease. You are welcome to join us for as much of the day as you like. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Sessions will include
- A talk from Dr Asima Mukhopadhyay
- "The importance of exercise during a cancer journey" with Anna Baker
- More sessions to be confirmed
Agenda
- 10:30am – 10:50am - Arrival, registration and refreshments
- 10:50am – 11:10am - Welcome, housekeeping and About Ovacome
- 11:10am – 11:55am - Dr Asima Mukhopadhyay
- 11:55am - 12:10pm - Short break
- 12:10pm-1:10pm – Talk TBC
- 1:10pm – 2:10pm - Lunch
- 2:10pm – 2:55pm - Talk TBC
- 2:55pm-3:55pm - Anna Baker, The importance of exercise during a cancer journey"
- 4:00pm - Goodbyes
Meet the speakers
- Dr Asima Mukhopadhyay is a Gynaecological Oncologist at James Cook University Hospital, and clinician scientist at Newcastle University. Dr Mukhopadhyay also works in India at the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata and is Founder & Director of the Kolkata Gynaecological Oncology Trials and Translational Research Group.
- Dr Anna Baker holds a PhD in biochemistry, with specialist research experience in lung cancer. Her work in cancer is both professional and deeply personal, shaped by the loss of her partner, Gary, to pancreatic cancer. Drawing on many years of teaching and her cancer rehabilitation qualifications, Anna now works in cancer rehab, supporting people living with and beyond cancer to rebuild strength, confidence, and trust in their bodies. Her approach blends scientific understanding, compassion, and lived experience, with a strong belief in movement as a powerful tool for recovery and resilience.
How to register
We are really looking forward to welcoming you. Please register using the button at the top of this page and you will receive further information by email closer to the date.
Once you have registered, if you can no longer attend this event please do let us know so we can offer your space to others who would like to attend.
If you have any questions about the event, please contact events@ovacome.org.uk or call 020 7299 6654.
Event location
The venue is County Hotel, Neville Street, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, NE1 5DF
Support available for this event
If you require support to attend one of our in-person events, please let us know when you sign up. We always ensure the venues we use are accessible for anyone with disabilities.
Some examples of support we can give include:
- Translators including BSL. We usually require around three weeks advanced notice to allow for booking.
- Receiving slides or information ahead of the session
- Reserve a seat close to the speakers
- Travel assistance - we can help you with planning your travel to our event, and where possible arrange for a member of the team to accompany you on your journey to the event if you need assistance.
- Financial assistance – we want to ensure that Ovacome members can access the events they want to without worrying about the associated costs. For example, we can help cover the price of transport to attend an in-person event and contribute to accommodation expenses if staying away from home to join an Ovacome event. You may feel tired after attending an event. we can arrange accommodation in advance for you so that you can rest before travelling home. Friends and family are included if they are accompanying a person with an ovarian diagnosis to our events, or if they have access needs themselves.
Please do not attend the health and wellbeing day if you have any symptoms of COVID or any other contagious illness, as some of our members are immunocompromised.
"I came out of [the event] feeling like a superwoman. All of a sudden you just think: there's all these things I can do. It's one of the most powerful things I've ever done."
- Gill who attended one of our London Health and Wellbeing Days
"Thank you so much! Such a great opportunity to be with other women who 'just get it'"
- Attendee who came to our Cheltenham Health and Wellbeing Day
This event has been kindly funded by the William Webster Charitable Trust and the Sir James Knott Trust
All of our ovarian cancer events, webinars, workshops and support groups are free. However, if you can spare a few pounds to cover the cost of your registration, this will help us continue to provide free support to those who aren’t able to do so. You can make a donation when you register. Thank you so much for your support.
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