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HELPING WOMEN FACE CANCER

In the UK, 18,000 women are diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer every year. This is 53 women diagnosed every day, and 21 of these will die.

GRACE is dedicated to research which will improve the treatment, recovery, and survival rates of women diagnosed with gynaecological cancers. We are currently involved in several projects including investigation of chemotherapy resistant ovarian cancers. The findings of these studies feed into the wider UK network, helping to influence and shape the diagnosis and treatment of these women.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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News from the Researcher's Desk
News from the Researcher's Desk

Endometrial cancer is the most common but least well known of all the gynaecological cancers. Most of the time, it presents with abnormal bleeding, but this can also be a sign of many other conditions.

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GRACE Women: Madeleine Townsend
GRACE Women: Madeleine Townsend

The wonderful Madeleine Townsend passed away in October last year after suffering from a rare and unusually aggressive form of endometrial cancer. Here, her loving husband Peter Townsend talks about her diagnosis, treatment, and her inspiringly positive passion for life.

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GRACE Women: Sue Clarke
GRACE Women: Sue Clarke

Ex midwife and GRACE Woman, Sue Clarke, was diagnosed with endometrial cancer in 2016. Here, she shares her experience of being diagnosed and treated for a gynaecological cancer, and how her passion for baking cakes made her get involved with GRACE.

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GRACE Women: Elizabeth
GRACE Women: Elizabeth

Our GRACE Woman, Elizabeth, is passionate about raising awareness of cervical cancer following her diagnosis last year. Here, she talks about her diagnosis and treatment, and urges all women to attend their cervical screening.

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Another big thank you to the pupils of Danes Hill School, who raised a fantastic £315 selling Krispy Kreme donuts 🍩 #fundraising
A wonderful evening of music, drama, dance and gymnastics at Reddam House School in support of GRACE and @epilepsyaction. A fantastic £750 was raised for each charity. Thank you to everyone involved! #fundraising
It’s Gynae Cancer Awareness Month! A whole month dedicated to raising awareness of the 5 gynaecological cancers. This week, we’re focusing on spreading awareness of Cervical Cancer, the most common cancer in women under the age of 35. . This is Gerry, one of our fantastic GRACE women. She was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer last year at the age of 31. On our blog, she shares her experience of cervical cancer and encourages all women to attend then cervical screening. . “I consider myself even more lucky when I knew how stupid I had been. When I received my smear invite letters aged 25 and 28 I didn’t respond to them and avoided attending the appointments. I think I had convinced myself that cervical cancer wasn’t something that I was ever going to get and so I could avoid going to a smear because it was irrelevant to me.” . “I am now incredibly vocal about my experiences and am honest about where I went wrong in the hopes that someone hears what I am saying and changes their mind about not attending their smear appointments. I cannot state again how incredibly lucky I feel to have caught this early and I have so much to look forward to for this year and years to come. I want to make sure that others get to do the same.” . Read her full story on our blog.
Sophie Butler-Manuel, daughter of GRACE founder Simon Butler-Manuel, will be running her first ever half marathon this autumn on behalf of GRACE. On our blog she explains why #fundraising #support
A big thank you to Callum Mott, age 11, who recently cycled 15 miles through the summer heat to raise an incredible £245 for GRACE ☀️
One of our lovely GRACE women, Pandy Dean. Pandy is passionate about spreading awareness of ovarian cancer and fundraising to support GRACE 💜 • “In September 2016 I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. • Up until that day I was an extremely fit middle aged woman with no health issues whatsoever. I worked six days a week, taught Zumba in the evenings and did 4 miles every morning before breakfast.I had no obvious symptoms. A nagging pain, like a period pain, that was just annoying more than anything else. A little bloated round the mid section, but I was middle aged….that happens. Maybe I needed to pee more often, but I put that down to the amount of water I drank. • Unfortunately they were all signs. In hindsight the symptoms were there, just so very mild I didn’t see them. After surgery I was told I had Carcinosarcoma of the ovary stage 3C. The cancer had spread. I am now post chemo and passionate about telling woman to be vigilant for signs of this hideous disease. • I have already had a woman thank me for introducing her to GRACE and the signs to look for with ovarian cancer. Knowledge is everything and will save lives.”
A big thank you to @scrumptious_catering_surrey for putting on a gorgeous spread of food for one of our GRACE tea parties 🥂 • Gorgeous flowers were also provided by the talented @saskiafrost 💐 Thank you to all the ladies that came along and made it such a lovely afternoon #GRACEWomen • Photo from: @saskiafrost
It’s #CervicalScreeningAwarenessWeek • Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women under the age of 35. Early stage cervical cancer may have no symptoms so it is vital you attend your screening. • GRACE founder and Consultant Surgeon in Gynaecological Oncology at the RSCH, Simon Butler-Manuel said: ‘Many young people suffer with embarrassment and hang-ups about their sexuality and body image. If you can, help or encourage any young person you know to have the HPV vaccine and to attend their smear test. It could save their life and those of their children.’ #CervicalScreening
 
 
 
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