This year’s World Ovarian Cancer Day campaign was taken to the next level with huge co-ordination amongst the members of the Irish Network for Gynaecological Oncology and the use of a professional marketing/public relations agency. The aim was to reach a broader audience and to start a conversation amongst women of all ages about signs […]
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World Gynaecologic Oncology (GO) Day 2021
World Gynaecologic Oncology Day on 20th September every year is becoming a perfect partner to the more established World Ovarian Cancer Day on 8th May, annually. The Foundation once again joined with a growing number of patient organisations, research bodies and care centres to mark this day by coming together to raise awareness of the […]
World Ovarian Cancer Day – a Lookback on 2019/2020
It’s been a strange end to the year – from one World Ovarian Cancer Day to another. We are focusing on marking WOCD 2020 safely online and highlighting the need for all women to take heed of any signs or symptoms of ovarian cancer even as their healthcare routine is disrupted by COVID-19. It’s still […]
World Ovarian Cancer Day 8th May – a timely reminder not to ignore symptoms
In the midst of the global pandemic, Ireland’s foremost ovarian cancer experts are advising women across Ireland not to ignore the warning signs of ovarian cancer. World Ovarian Cancer Day is a global movement bringing women living with ovarian cancer, their families and supporters, patient advocacy organisations, medical practitioners and researchers together each year on […]
Foundation supports new Physiotherapist in St. James’s Hospital, Dublin
The Emer Casey Foundation is hugely proud to be supporting a part-time physiotherapist post on the GynaeCancerCare team in St. James’s Hospital, Dublin. The physio will support gynae patients pre- and post-surgery and those dealing wtih the long term effects of cancer and its treatment. St. James’ GynaeCancerCare provides a regional and national service and […]
World Ovarian Cancer Day – Ireland steps up!
World Ovarian Cancer Day is held every year on 8th May. It brings research and advocacy groups from all over the world together on one day to raise awareness of ovarian cancer and spread a message of hope for the future fight against this disease. As in recent years, multiple organisations working in the ovarian […]
Lymphoedema – when your contributions really make a difference!
We are delighted to share this useful article from the Irish Times on the effects of lymphoedema (disruption of the lymphatic system). Many ovarian cancer survivors will be familiar with this debilitating condition, none more so than Audrey Tynan whom we met at the World Ovarian Cancer Day event in St. James’s Hospital in 2017. A […]
Ireland marks World Ovarian Cancer Day on 8th May
This year’s World Ovarian Cancer Day was well and truly marked in Ireland on 8th May with successful public events in Dublin and Cork and a wonderful array of buildings lit up in teal in the evening. We were delighted to work closely this year with multiple organisations working on ovarian cancer issues in Ireland […]
Details of Irish Events for World Ovarian Cancer Day announced!
World Ovarian Cancer Day is held every year on 8th May. It brings research and advocacy groups from all over the world together on one day to raise awareness of ovarian cancer and spread a message of hope for the future fight against this disease. This year multiple organisations working in the ovarian cancer arena […]
Turning Teal for World Ovarian Cancer Day 2017
World Ovarian Cancer Day provides an opportunity each year to raise the profile of ovarian cancer and the many organisations around the world which are dedicated to making advances in research, care and disease awareness. This year, there was a wave of teal buildings around the world on 8th May, World Ovarian Cancer Day. In […]