Supporting local women living with gynaecological cancers

GRACE is a local charity that supports women living with gynaecological cancers across Surrey, West Sussex and Hampshire. Our primary focus is on raising vital awareness to promote early diagnosis of the diseases, funding desperately needed research into their causes and treatments and in providing local hospitals with vital surgical equipment.

The work undertaken by GRACE plugs a gap for a desperately neglected area of cancer research. Every year one million women worldwide are diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer – such as cervical or ovarian. Just 200,000 fewer than those diagnosed with breast cancer, they account for 10% of all cancers. In the UK alone, 18,000 women are diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer every year.

GRACE is dedicated to research which will improve the treatment, recovery, and survival rates of women diagnosed in the future and are currently involved in several projects including investigation of chemotherapy resistant ovarian cancers.

Its findings feed into the wider UK cancer network, helping to influence and shape the diagnosis and treatment of these women. The charity is also keen to raise awareness of symptoms in order to promote early diagnosis.

Tel: 01306 730872 | info@grace-charity.org.uk | www.grace-charity.org.uk | Charity registration no.: 1109997