Sadie's Story: Germ Cell Ovarian Cancer
May 2023, I was laying on a beach soaking up the sun when I noticed my lower tummy was hard and swollen. Putting it down to something I...
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- Jun 26
- 2 min
Lowrie's Story: 'Cyril the Ovarian Cyst'
Lowrie shares her experiences with ovarian cancer after she was diagnosed with an ovarian cyst during pregnancy.
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- Jun 19
- 1 min
Jodie's Story: 'Looking 9 months pregnant but it was a huge cancerous cyst!'
Jodie tells her story after being diagnosed with Stage 2 Ovarian Cancer after finding a lump in her stomach.
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- Jun 12
- 2 min
Halle's Story: Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer
Halle tells her story after being diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer at 15 years old.
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- May 31
- 6 min
Be positive! Be spontaneous! Be-lieve in yourself!
Ovarian cancer warrior Alex describes her experiences with Stage 1C ovarian cancer.
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- Apr 3
- 10 min
Me, Myself & Ovarian Cancer
Written by Claire Angus "Today I sit here a new person, although I may need to have a further operation and have regular bloods and...
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- Mar 29
- 3 min
Chloe's Story
Written by Chloé Etheridge. "If you take anything away from reading this, please do not ignore persistent discomfort in your body" Image:...
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- Nov 9, 2022
- 2 min
It was not an ovaryaction.
I moved back home after living in Australia for a year, had a new job and had moved in with my best friend. Life was perfect. I started...
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- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
My Mediastinal Germ Cell Cancer Story
On Monday 1st July 2019 my life radically changed forever. I woke up struggling to breathe and my face and neck were swollen beyond...
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- Oct 17, 2022
- 2 min
My Battle Against Ovarian Cancer
Hello ! My name is Emma and I’m 23 years old. At the beginning of September I got diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Leading up to my...
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- Apr 19, 2022
- 2 min
My Testicular Cancer Story
A couple of months before my diagnosis there were irregularities on my left testicle, by the end it was very hard and enlarged. I was...
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- Apr 19, 2022
- 2 min
How a charity stall saved my life
Hi, my name’s John and in 2017 I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Prior to this and over the years I've had the chance to host and...
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- Apr 19, 2022
- 4 min
My Testicular Cancer Story
Hi guys, I find it really important to talk about my experiences, especially as a young man (we don’t talk enough) to get the message...
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- Apr 19, 2022
- 6 min
#TalkingBollocks for 20 years
Cancer has always played a big part in my life. I lost both my parents to cancer when I was 19. They died 5 weeks apart. Since that age...
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- Mar 23, 2022
- 4 min
High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
Hi. My name is Anne and in May 2020 at the age of 61 I started bleeding, after going through the menopause about 10 years prior to that....
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- Dec 8, 2021
- 3 min
A letter to Rob
Written by Rob's mum, charity founder, Lorna. "You’re my first thought when I wake and the last when I sleep, and I can’t see that ever...
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- Jul 22, 2021
- 2 min
Ovarian Germ Cell Cancer
I had been suffering with stomach ache, bloating and heavy periods for a long time and after numerous trips to the doctors I was told in...
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- Apr 16, 2021
- 4 min
My Cancer Journey
Jack Broadley, Testicular Cancer Survivor. Jack Broadley, Testicular Cancer Survivor At the age of 21, feeling untouchable and on top of...
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- Mar 22, 2021
- 3 min
Running into Survivorship
Sara Hawkins, Ovarian Germ Cell Cancer Survivor. Sara Hawkins, Ovarian Germ Cell Cancer Survivor As a young ovarian cancer survivor, when...
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- Mar 22, 2021
- 3 min
Living with Surgical Menopause
Sara Hawkins, Ovarian Germ Cell Cancer Survivor. Sara Hawkins, Ovarian Germ Cell Cancer Survivor After being diagnosed with ovarian...
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