March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and The Robin Cancer Trust aims to educate, engage and empower women across the UK to listen to their bodies.
Ovarian Cancer is 90% curable if caught early, but is often detected late - our mission is to raise awareness of the signs & symptoms to give the 7,300 woman diagnosed every year in the UK, the best chance of surviving.
#NotOvaryacting
Our life-saving ovarian cancer campaign has reached millions of young people with one clear aim – to remind you you’re #NotOvaryacting.
We want you to love your body, know your body and listen to your body – she knows you best! We want you to put your Ovaries before your Brovaries and be empowered when it comes to your health.
We don’t want to be doom and gloom or start scaremongering and we don’t mind some responsible and clever creativity and humour to get our important message across. That’s why we’re delighted to team up with the OMBLES to see how you all bring it to life today!
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Create posters to promote #OvarianCancerAwarenessMonth with @RCTCharity #NotOvaryacting
Tweet your entries to @OneMinuteBriefs and @RCTCharity with the hashtags #OvarianCancerAwarenessMonth and #NotOvaryacting
Enter as many times as you wish and remember to add your Twitter handle in the corner of your entries. Deadline 6pm.
Prizes: £100 cash prize for the winner & RCT Goodie Bag.
Listen to your body, you know it best
It’s important to note that there is NO national screening programme for ovarian cancer.
It's important to be symptoms-aware and visit a medical professional if you are concerned.
Bloating
Feeling full
Irregular bleeding
Pain
Needing to pee
KEY RISK FACTORS
Family history – if two or more relatives from the same side of your family have had ovarian cancer under the age of 50, or there has been more than one case of ovarian and breast cancer in your family, you may have a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer – because you may have inherited a BRCA1/2 gene mutation.
BRCA1/2 gene mutations – are associated with an up to 60% chance of developing ovarian cancer.
Age – 84% of cases are diagnosed in women over the age of 50, and more than half of all cases in women over 65 – although it is important to remember that a women can get ovarian cancer at any age
When to be Concerned
1.
Persistent.
The symptoms won't go away.
2.
Frequent.
The symptoms occur most days.
3.
New.
The symptoms started in the last 12 months.
4.
Unusual.
The symptoms are not normal for you.
If you have symptoms, you should make an appointment to see a medical professional as soon as possible.
Keep a record of what symptoms you are experiencing and take this to your appointment – this will help make a speedier diagnosis. Remember, no-one knows your body as well as you – listen to your body, she knows you best.
Important Facts
90% curable
Ovarian cancer is 90% curable if detected early – meaning women surviving 5 years or more
7,300 women
are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year in the UK – that’s 20 per day
1 in 52
women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer in their lifetime
Common
Ovarian cancer is the 6th most common cancer in women
Find out more here: therobincancertrust.org/ovarian-cancer
