Here is where you'll find all the latest updates from The Eve Appeal; from research updates within the national media, awareness and fundraising campaigns, as well as stories of our amazing supporters, both in national and regional media.
Say thank you and catch up with the Archers: three chief executives’ tips for balancing effective leadership with self-care - including perspective from The Eve Appeal CEO, Athena Lamnisos
Women are being encouraged to host an evening with bubbles*, with either a glass of prosecco or pop and to indulge in your favourite pampering treatments – all to help raise funds for and awareness of gynaecological cancers.
Charities in the UK, including The Eve Appeal, have called for boys in the UK to receive the HPV vaccine, after the guidelines were changed in the US. The American Cancer Society changed its official guidelines to state that all children should receive the vaccination, regardless of their gender.
Ask Eve's Information Nurse, Tracie Miles was quoted recommending that boys are provided the HPV vaccine.
It is the second most common cancer among women in the UK and the world’s fourth biggest cancer killer.
But women don’t want to talk about gynaecological cancer, which includes cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, womb cancer and vaginal cancer.
New research from gynaecological cancer research charity The Eve Appeal, shows there is an alarming lack of awareness about the significance of identifying early signs and symptoms of gynaecological cancers.
New research shows many women across the West Country would be reluctant to visit a doctor when showing the symptoms of cervical cancer - putting many lives at risk.
One woman who's recovered from the condition is now trying to raise awareness - and is calling for the national screening age to be lowered from 25 to 18.
Liz Williams from Okehampton knows all about the life-saving importance of going for a smear test. She's now 47 but when she was 31 she regularly missed her check ups.
A mother from Kent has warned women not to ignore the symptoms of womb cancer - as an early diagnosis can save lives.
Daloni Carlisle, who's from Sevenoaks, delayed visiting her doctor after she had an unusually long period.
By the time she was diagnosed with womb cancer, the disease had spread to her cervix, ovaries and lymph nodes.
New research shows a lack of knowledge about gynaecological cancers could be costing Londoners their lives.
A YouGov study commissioned by cancer charity The Eve Appeal showed almost 40% of women say the symptoms of these cancers are not serious enough to visit a health professional.
Athena Lamnisos, CEO of the Eve Appeal said: "In London there seems to be a higher number of women ignoring the warning signs. That could be due to lifestyle. Embarrassment, taboos and stigma also seems to be central to this. There are too many issues that stop people getting help."
Womb cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women in the UK, with around 9,000 cases diagnosed each year, but it is rarely mentioned or talked about - even among women.
Daloni Carlisle, from Kent, is passionate about encouraging women to talk about their bodies so that they recognise the symptoms of a cancer which is affecting more and more women, particularly the over-50s.
She says it's all about using the right vocabulary and being open with friends.
I was in a café with a female friend recently, when the waitress came over to ask if we could ‘please talk more quietly’. Apparently a customer with children had complained.
Then it hit me. It wasn’t the volume of our voices that was the problem at all – it was the words we were saying. Or more specifically, just one : vagina.
There is nothing shameful about a woman's reproductive functions. And there's no reason why children cannot hear about vaginas and periods. If we're all this sensitive, no wonder a 2014 study by charity the Eve Appeal found that half of 26 to 35-year-old women are unable to correctly identify a vagina on a medical diagram of the female reproductive system.
Hands up - or rather, keep your arm firmly fixed to your side - if you’ve ever walked through the office with a tampon shoved up your sleeve. Why the stealth? Why the covert operation? Note too the language used in advertising tampons and other period paraphernalia - the words ‘secret’ and ‘discreet’ come up again and again. Then there are all the euphemisms about ‘visitors’, ‘times of the month’ and all the silly names used to avoid calling a vagina a vagina (a fou fou, a flower or a front bottom instead).
The Eve Appeal, Athena Lamnisos, discusses why it is SO important for women to visit their GP if they experience any unusual bleeding.
