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 […]
Read More >Celebrating 10 years of World Ovarian Cancer Day and 5 years as an organization, the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition commits to a future where no woman is left behind.
For a PDF of this release, click [here] Toronto, Ontario, October 1, 2021 – Marking its fifth anniversary this year, the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition today has announced significant developments in its evolution as an international network committed to changing the future of ovarian cancer for all women. Announced earlier this month, the Coalition is […]
Read More >Inaugural World Ovarian Cancer Coalition Impact Award Winners Announced
Click [here] for a PDF version of this release Toronto, Ontario, September 21, 2021 – With a formal ceremony set to take place at the end of September, today the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition released the names of this year’s recipients of the inaugural World Ovarian Cancer Coalition Impact Awards. Twelve awards in 5 categories […]
Read More >THE EVERY WOMAN STUDY™️: LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME EDITION

INTERNATIONAL GYNECOLOGIC CANCER SOCIETY AND WORLD OVARIAN CANCER COALITION LAUNCH GLOBAL JOINT INITIATIVE FOR WOMEN – THE EVERY WOMAN STUDY™️: LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME EDITION. Toronto, Ontario, August 31, 2021 – One year following the announcement of their Strategic Advocacy Partnership, the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition (Coalition) and the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS) are announcing […]
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