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  • 20/09/2022 NO REPRO FEE, MAXWELLS DUBLIN 60% of Irish women unaware of signs or symptoms of Uterine cancer Tuesday, 20th September 2022 - RTÉ Broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan with ( l to r ) Eibhlin Mulroe, CEO, Cancer Trials Ireland, Juliette Casey, Emer Casey Foundation and a member of the INGO, Dr Sharon O’Toole, Senior Research Fellow in Trinity College Dublin, and Coordinator of the World GO Day campaign at INGO and Rachel Morrogh, Director of Advocacy, Irish Cancer Society leads a group swim at Seapoint, Dublin to encourage women to Dip or Dance this World GO Day and raise awareness of gynaecological cancers with 30 swims taking place across Ireland. The Irish Network for Gynaecological Oncology (INGO) is raising awareness of how to reduce the risk of uterine cancer and the importance of acting on potential early signs or symptoms and has developed the World GO Day ‘Dip or Dance’ campaign to remind women to maintain a healthier weight and stay active to reduce the risk of developing Uterine Cancer. PIC: NO FEE, MAXWELLS

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Raising Funds

We’re raising funds for research into ovarian cancer, its causes and treatments.

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Raising Standards of Care

We’re raising standards to help improve patient care in the area of ovarian cancer.

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Raising Awareness

Our aim is to spread the word about ovarian cancer and heighten people’s awareness of this deadly disease.

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Welcome

Welcome to the Emer Casey Foundation website, one of Ireland’s leading charities in the area of ovarian cancer.

The Foundation‘s goals are:

  • Raising Funds – to fund research into ovarian cancer, its causes and treatments as well as possible screening
  • Raising Standards – to help improve patient care in the area
  • Raising Awareness – to spread the word about and heighten people’s awareness of this deadly disease

The Emer Casey Foundation was set up in 2006 following the death, at a young age, of Emer Casey from Youghal Co. Cork from ovarian cancer. You can read more about the background and inspiration for our work in the About the Foundation section.

The ethos of the Foundation is one of volunteerism and inclusion and a belief that each step in this area, big or small, saves lives. Read more about our work so far and our valued partnerships and governance structure.

By visiting this site you have helped us in fulfilling our mission. Thank you for your interest.

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    Emer Casey

    Emer Casey was born on the 6th of June 1978. The youngest of five girls, Emer was a ray of sunshine from the moment she was born …Read more