Professor Sir Mike Richards, Chief Inspector of Hospitals: “I would like to congratulate the four charities involved on their combined efforts in providing a cohesive central portal of information on the symptoms of ovarian cancer. Driving early diagnosis for all cancers is a key part of our strategy for improving survival rates in the UK. Symptom awareness is part of this. These individual charities play increasingly important but different roles in raising awareness, informing and supporting women with this disease, and funding vital research, and I welcome this unique collaboration.”
Dr Tracie Miles, President National Forum of Gynaecological Oncology Nurses: “Listening to the women and their families who we support through treatment for their ovary cancer, a clear message emerges; increased awareness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer (both within primary healthcare and in the public domain) will enable women to be diagnosed correctly earlier. The National Forum of Gynaecological Oncology Nurses champions the work done through the charities, highlighted through this awareness campaign.”
Lord Clement-Jones, Vice-Chair of the APPG on Ovarian Cancer: “Since the death of my wife, Vicky, from ovarian cancer I have been passionate about bringing ovarian cancer up the political, charity and public agenda.
She, like I, would have been enormously pleased to see the charities working together on this most important issue - symptom awareness.”
Susan Taylor, ovarian cancer survivor: “It’s good to see charities working together rather than separately. It gives you confidence that the joined up message is the right one. When you have ovarian cancer yourself you need everyone to be working together and to be headed in the same direction.”
Endorsements for Be Clear on Cancer
Sharon Hodgson MP, Chair of the APPG on Ovarian Cancer: “I am very pleased by this decision, and look forward to seeing the impact it will have. The recognition that ovarian cancer is a major health concern for UK women is long overdue, so this is an important step forward, and one that could potentially save many women’s lives.”
