Welcome to Ovacome. Ovacome is a UK-wide support group for all those concerned with ovarian cancer, involving sufferers, families, friends, carers and health professionals. It aims to:

• share personal experiences
• link sufferers
• provide information on treatments, screening and research
• and raise awarenesss of the condition

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Jenny Agutter
Patron

Actress Jenny Agutter was joined by staff of the Royal Marsden NHS Trust in London for the recent dedication of a new Ovarian Cancer Resource Centre

Adrian Dickinson PICTURE

As Sarah's husband, I have been connected with Ovacome from the beginning. Sarah was looking for information about this disease and wanted to talk to people in the same boat: when this was not possible we both set off on the search. Ovacome is the fruit of these labours. In the early days I limited myself to helping out at the periphery; producing the newsletter, making tea for some of the first committee meetings. This ensured that we had enough time left over for each other. Now Sarah has died, I am keen to continue and promote her legacy by acting as Secretary and being involved in the Raising Awareness task force.

Ruth Payne

I am 42, married with two teenage children living in East London. In July 1996 I had surgery for a large stage 1 ovarian cancer tumour followed by six months carbo-platin therapy. As a practice nurse I was horrified about how little I and my colleagues knew about ovarian cancer. Having surfaced from the tiredness of chemotherapy I am really keen to be involved in raising awareness of the disease in health professionals and the public.

I am aware that many of you have had a very long and frustrating time before ovarian cancer was diagnosed and if anyone feels able to write and let me know of their experiences, we may be able to highlight areas where there are particular problems.

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