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 […]
Read More >STATEMENT ON THE RELEASE OF UKCTOCS STUDY RESULTS
Thursday, May 13, 2021 – Released today in the Lancet, the disappointing results from the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS) study only underscore the urgency to develop new screening tools for ovarian cancer, a disease that is often diagnosed at late, less treatable, stages. UKCTOCS was the largest study of its kind. […]
Read More >World Cancer Day: COVID-19 Impact Report Released
Late last year we asked our partner organisations to participate in a follow-up COVID-19 impact survey. This was an initiative of the Global Cancer Coalitions Network (GCCN), of which we are a member. We are happy to share the final results of that survey with you. Released on World Cancer Day during the GCCN Coalition Connection […]
Read More >Updated Joint Statement on COVID-19
In response to the global pandemic, the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition collaborated with 8 other global cancer coalitions and alliances in order to jointly call for a plan of action to ensure that we regain ground that has been lost as a result of COVID-19 and protect cancer services and patients. Click here for an […]
Read More >2020 World Ovarian Cancer Atlas Launched
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OVARIAN CANCER INCIDENCE SET TO RISE 47% BY 2040 – YET MOST WON’T HAVE ACCESS TO BASIC TREATMENTS [October 22, 2020 – Toronto, Canada] Recent advances in ovarian cancer treatments have the potential to radically transform outcomes for many women diagnosed with this lethal disease. However, a report published today by the […]
Read More >World Ovarian Cancer Coalition launches Global Ovarian Cancer Charter
For a downloadable PDF of this release click [here] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Powerful Together: World Ovarian Cancer Coalition launches Global Ovarian Cancer Charter at International Gynecologic Cancer Society Annual Global Meeting September 12, 2020 – Toronto, Canada – Fewer than five years since its inception, the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition today launched the Global […]
Read More >Joint Statement on COVID-19
In response to the global pandemic, the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition collaborated with 8 other global cancer coalitions and alliances in order to jointly call for a plan of action to ensure that we regain ground that has been lost as a result of COVID-19 and protect cancer services and patients. According to a recent […]
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