Toronto, Ontario, December 1, 2023 – With a formal ceremony set to take place today, December 1, 2023, the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition released the names of this year’s recipients of the third annual World Ovarian Cancer Coalition Impact Awards. Awards in 6 categories will be presented at the final session of the Coalition’s 3rd Annual […]
Read More >The World Ovarian Cancer Coalition Launches Ambitious 5-Year Strategy

Seoul, South Korea, November 7, 2023 – The World Ovarian Cancer Coalition has unveiled its ground-breaking 5-year strategy to coincide with its participation at the International Gynecologic Cancer Society Annual Meeting in Seoul, South Korea. This comprehensive strategy is poised to foster the creation of a world where everyone with, or at risk of, ovarian […]
Read More >Global Media Briefing Discussing Every Woman Study™: Low- and Middle-Income Edition Highlights Early Insights from Bangladesh in advance of World Gynecologic Oncology Day
Dhaka, Bangladesh – September 19, 2023 – Today esteemed guests from Bangladesh and around the world gathered to mark World Gynecologic Oncology Day to discuss early insights from a landmark ovarian cancer patient experience study underway in the country, the Every Woman Study™: Low- and Middle-Income Edition. Joining the prestigious panel were Dr. Abdullah, the […]
Read More >World Ovarian Cancer Coalition Calls For No Woman To Be Left Behind On 11th World Ovarian Cancer Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, Canada – May 3, 2023 – May 8, 2023, marks the 11th World Ovarian Cancer Day, a day where individuals and organizations from around the world come together in solidarity to raise awareness about ovarian cancer and advocate for better care and treatment for those affected by the disease. Established in […]
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Dorothy Nyong’o, Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, and Deborah Harkness Join World Ovarian Cancer Coalition as First Global Ambassadors African first ladies and esteemed historian partner to raise awareness of ovarian cancer and help improve access to better quality, affordable care Ambassador Program launches ahead of World Ovarian Cancer Day on May 8 Toronto, Canada – April 25, […]
Read More >World Ovarian Cancer Coalition’s Updated Ovarian Cancer Atlas Highlights Urgent Need to Make the Disease a Global Priority

Progress on tests to detect ovarian cancer earlier stubbornly slow and globally major inequities are widening Toronto, Canada, March 22, 2023 – In advance of leading global gynaecological oncology experts coming together this week at the annual Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s (SGO) meeting in Tampa, Florida, the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition has today released […]
Read More >Video Replay – Media Briefing, September 28, 2022
On September 28, 2022, the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition held a media breakfast briefing in New York City prior to the International Gynecologic Cancer Society Annual Meeting. Below is the replay from this event. Click here for the electronic press kit.
Read More >World Ovarian Cancer Coalition to Unveil New Report that Highlights Gaps in Ovarian Cancer Care within Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Insights will outline challenges and opportunities to improve equitable access and affordability to essential medicines in ovarian cancer Toronto, Canada, September 7, 2022 – Today, The World Ovarian Cancer Coalition (Coalition), announced that it will release findings from a new report titled, The Journey to More Equitable Ovarian Cancer Care, Access to Essential Medicines Roundtable Report, that […]
Read More >Too Late To Treat – Average Time to an Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis is Almost 8 Months
World Ovarian Cancer Coalition stresses the need for awareness never greater Toronto, Canada, May 5, 2022 – On the eve of the organization’s 10th World Ovarian Cancer Day (May 8), the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition (Coalition) has today released an analysis showing that if actions were taken across all countries to equalize the ovarian cancer […]
Read More >World Ovarian Cancer Coalition Data Briefing Projects Loss of Over 4 Million Women to Ovarian Cancer by 2040
World Ovarian Cancer Coalition calls for disease to be made a global priority now Toronto, Canada, February 1, 2022 – Days before World Cancer Day (February 4), the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition (Coalition) has released a global data briefing with sobering projections about the loss of women to ovarian cancer worldwide and is calling for […]
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