Thanks for visiting our JustGiving page for Ovarian Cancer Action as part of our Jadu Academy UK fundraising. We really appreciate you taking the time to visit, and your generous donations no matter how big or small.

Ovarian Cancer Action is a charity close to Jadu's heart, so here is some information about the amazing work they do:

One woman dies in the UK from ovarian cancer every two hours.

Although five-year survival rates for ovarian cancer are improving, other cancers, such as breast cancer, had better survival rates two generations ago than ovarian cancer does today. Ovarian Cancer Action are here to change all that. And they’re following two routes to achieve that change: awareness-raising and scientific research.

Raising awareness for the quickest impact

They are campaigning to increase awareness and improve understanding of symptoms among the public and GPs. The symptoms of ovarian cancer can easily be attributed to other, less serious conditions such as IBS, or even to menopause, but the sooner ovarian cancer is diagnosed the better the chance of survival. So education is vital. It’s where we can make the quickest impact.

Funding research for the biggest impact

The biggest impact they can make comes from our main area of focus: scientific research. Since 2006, Ovarian Cancer Action has funded £12.3 million of research projects: more than any other ovarian cancer charity in the UK. They’ve opened the Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre (OCARC), Europe’s first-ever centre dedicated to ovarian cancer research. And they continue to run the HHMT International Forum on Ovarian Cancer, which has been bringing together the world’s leading scientists to determine research priorities around the globe since 1987.

Moving towards the next generation

Over the last fifteen years, their efforts to fund and facilitate the very best ovarian cancer research have achieved dramatic results. But, of course, there’s more work to be done. Thanks to the continuing generosity of supporters, they’re now committed to funding the next generation of research and to accelerating progress in three main areas: preventing the disease, diagnosing it early, and developing effective, personalised treatments.

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