Woman&Home: New hopes for early testing of women’s cancers
Eve Appeal researchers are close to creating the first ever early warning system for four women cancers, as part of their research programme FORECEE.
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The Evening Standard: London doctors on brink of creating first early warning system for four women’s cancers
Eve researchers from University College London featured on the front-page, as they revealed that their research programme FORECEE could develop one test for four cancers.
NetDoctor: The female cancers you might not have heard of
NetDoctor spoke with Ask Eve gynaecological cancer nurse specialist, Tracie Miles, who shared the five she wishes you knew about gynaecological cancers, as well as answering some common questions she's often asked.
Huffington Post: Womb cancer – The fourth most common cancer among UK women
The Huffington Post puts a spotlight on womb cancer, one of the lesser-known gynaecological cancers utilising information from The Eve Appeal; encouraging women to be aware of the associated signs and symptoms.
GoodHousekeeping: Regular blood tests could spot ovarian cancer early
New research, co-funded by The Eve Appeal might help women at high-risk of developing ovarian cancer. Having a blood test every four months could help women at high-risk of ovarian cancer because doctors would identify tumours earlier.
Daily Mail: Blood test spots ovarian cancer
Check every four months for women who are at high risk of ovarian cancer can detect nine in ten cases according to latest research from University College London as part of the UK Familial Ovarian Cancer Screening Study (UK FOCSS)
BBC News: Blood tests spot ovarian cancer early
A blood test every four months could help women at high-risk of ovarian cancer find tumours early, following the publication of the results of the UK FOCSS study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
‘Stop ignoring the clitoris’: Making sex education about pleasure
More women are watching porn and sending sexts than ever before, yet few can distinguish their vagina from their vulva, or know where their clitoris is.
Ignorance about female genitalia is so widespread that almost half of women cannot label their vagina on an anatomical diagram. Sixty per cent of women do not know where their vulva is, according to research from gynaecological cancer charity The Eve Appeal.
Obituary – Sarah Smith: 24 November 1963 – 26 October 2016
Sarah Smith was an advocate for prevention and early detection of ovarian cancer, who sadly lost her own personal battle on 26th October. Catherine Mayer (Sarah's sister) pays tribute to her in the form of an obituary to her life, and all of what Sarah had achieved.
Huffington Post: 93% of women have never discussed gynaecological health with their mothers
The majority of women have never spoken about gynaecological health issues and sexual anatomy with their parents, reports The Huffington Post.
Research published by the charity found that more nine in 10 (93%) daughters never discussed gynaecological health issues with their parents when they were younger. Whilst 84% of women said their parents never discussed the female sexual anatomy with them.