Robin Cohen, Board Chair 17 December 2025 As we approach the end of 2025, I hope you will indulge me as I reflect on my first year as Chair of the Coalition and celebrate the successes we achieved together thanks to the dedication, determination and efforts of our staff, Board, advocacy partners (all 233 […]
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An interview with ACTO Italia. 17 December 2025 1. Tell us about how ACTO Italia was started and the regions of Italy you serve. ACTO Italia (Alleanza Contro il Tumore Ovarico – Alliance against Ovarian Cancer) was founded in 2010 by a group of patients and clinicians to break the silence on ovarian cancer […]
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The first patient-experience research across 22 low- and middle-income countries highlights an immediate global need for awareness, earlier diagnosis, and equitable access to care TORONTO – December 11, 2025 – The World Ovarian Cancer Coalition announced that a groundbreaking international study, “Experiences of Women with Ovarian Cancer in 22 Low- and […]
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A conversation with Frances Reid, Director of Programmes and Every Woman Study™ Lead, World Ovarian Cancer Coalition 11 December 2025 The Every Woman Study™: Low- and Middle-Income Country (LMIC), published today in the Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Women’s Health, delivers the first comprehensive picture of the lived experiences of women with ovarian cancer in […]
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An interview with the German Ovarian Cancer Foundation. 24 November 2025 Tell us how the German Ovarian Cancer Foundation was founded. We were founded in 2010 because there was very little information available about this disease in Germany. The founders of the foundation are Carolin Masur, a well-known singer who has been affected by […]
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By Frances Reid, Director of Programmes 24 November 2025 The location of this year’s International Gynecologic Cancer Society meeting in Cape Town, South Africa could not have been more fortuitous. With the Co-Chair (Clinical) of our Every Woman Study LMIC Edition and Global Expert Advisory Group on Ovarian Cancer, Dr Tracey Adams, living and working […]
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Abuja, Nigeria – 8 May 2024 – Marking World Ovarian Cancer Day, today the Nigerian Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) and the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition have announced that they have signed a letter of agreement setting out a shared commitment to improving outcomes for women with ovarian and other gynecological cancers in […]
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The World Ovarian Cancer Coalition works with a diverse group of nearly 200 patient advocacy organizations from around the world. Many of these organizations focus on ovarian cancer – but many have an interest more broadly in women’s cancers and/or women’s health. This special event held on June 23, 2022 explored the social and economic […]
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Last week we shared the very sad news of Celina May’s passing with The Every Woman Study™️ Oversight Committee. Celina was a part of this dedicated group of international doctors and patient advocates that is overseeing the largest ever study of the experiences of women with ovarian cancer in low- and middle-income countries. Response to […]
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We are excited to share our newest awareness raising campaign that we will be launching to mark Pride month (June) – entitled “No Person Left Behind”. This is just the beginning of work we will be doing to ensure that we better represent all those who are or who could be affected by ovarian cancer. […]
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