A CHARITY set up by an Edinburgh lawyer in memory of her late sister has helped make a breakthrough towards the development of a life-saving, early detection test for ovarian cancer. Juliette Casey and her family started the Emer Casey Foundation after her sister passed away four months after diagnosis in 2006. She was 28. […]
‘I have reached retirement age and that is something I did not think I would achieve,” says Joan Moore, who retired last week. She was 54 when she was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer. “My tummy was swollen and I had a bit of pain,” says Moore. She suffered recurrences in 2010, 2011 and 2013. […]
Dr Eve Gaughan is an obstetrician-gynaecologist who works at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin. Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynaecological cancer but, thankfully, the incidence of the disease is low. The lifetime risk of the disease in the general population is only 1.4 per cent, but some women are at much greater risk. This […]
Ovarian Cancer kills 275 women in Ireland every year. In the lead up to the Global Awareness Day for Ovarian Cancer on Friday 8 May, the first year students at Colaiste Choilm in Ballincollig have lent their support by making a human logo which recreates the World Ovarian Cancer Day design. Teal is the official […]
As an oncology liaison nurse for women with gynaecological cancer, my starting time varies. Mondays begin with a multidisciplinary team meeting (MDT) at 7.30am. This is the most important meeting of my week, where all new gynae cancer patients are discussed and treatment plans formulated. On average, 20 patients are discussed and everyone involved in […]
