Comedian Celeste Barber fronts the White Shirt Campaign for ovarian cancer awareness – after revealing she hates being called an ‘influencer’ By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:50 BST, 11 April 2021 | Updated: 15:50 BST, 11 April 2021 Celeste Barber is the new face of ovarian cancer awareness. The comedian, 38, is … Read more
Thousands of older women receive ‘shockingly inadequate’ ovarian cancer care when compared with younger women, meaning they are far less likely to survive the disease, experts have warned. The over-70s face an average delay of five months before being referred to specialists, according to data collected by Ovarian Cancer Action – twice as long as … Read more
A mother who faked ovarian cancer to con more than £52,000 from generous well-wishers to fund her lavish lifestyle was today jailed for two years and nine months. Nicole Elkabbas, 42, claimed she needed to pay for treatment and set up a charitable GoFundMe website before transferring donations into her own bank account. But she … Read more
A mother who faked ovarian cancer to con more than £52,000 from generous well-wishers to fund her lavish lifestyle was today jailed for two years and nine months. Nicole Elkabbas, 42, claimed she needed to pay for treatment and set up a charitable GoFundMe website before transferring donations into her own bank account. But she … Read more
One of the first British patients to be given a ‘breakthrough’ drug for deadly ovarian cancer has defied the odds, after the pill kept her cancer at bay for several years. Val Simcock, 56, ran out of options in 2017 when a second bout of chemotherapy failed to halt the growth of her tumour. But … Read more
‘I am more health conscious and thinking of starting a family’: Rebel Wilson reveals her years-long battle with polycystic ovarian syndrome after gaining weight suddenly in her 20’s By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:01 GMT, 13 November 2020 | Updated: 04:10 GMT, 13 November 2020 Rebel Wilson has spoken about being diagnosed … Read more
A simple, widely available blood test given by GPs can accurately tell women they are at risk of ovarian cancer – as well as flagging up other ‘hidden’ tumours in the pancreas, bowel and lungs. The test measures levels in the blood of a protein called cancer antigen 125, or CA125, found on the surface … Read more
Doctors successfully remove world’s largest ovarian tumour which weighed EIGHT STONE from 52-year-old woman in India The patient had complained about her weight ballooning to almost 17 stone Her feet began to swell and one doctor said it was lucky her organs hadn’t failed Surgery at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi lasted for three … Read more
Doctors successfully remove world’s largest ovarian tumour which weighed EIGHT STONE from 52-year-old woman in India The patient had complained about her weight ballooning to almost 17 stone Her feet began to swell and one doctor said it was lucky her organs hadn’t failed Surgery at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi lasted for three … Read more