
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.

GRACE have donated a Uterine Positioning System to the Royal Surrey County Hospital at the cost of £11,500.
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.
July in England instantly brings to mind strawberries with cream and Wimbledon! While there were some hard shots being hit across the tennis courts at Wimbledon, the gynaecological oncology community had gathered at London between the 4th -6th July 2018 to share knowledge and evidence based research.
Registrar Suzi Hutt is currently carrying out GRACE funded research into endometrial cancer. She, along with Mr Chaterjee and Mr Tailor, attended the BGCS conference this year.
GRACE Chair, Mr Simon Butler–Manuel and Conference Secretary Dr Kavitha Madhuri hosted the 8th Annual Scientific Meeting of the British & Irish Association of Robotic Gynaecological Surgeons (BIARGS) this year at the University of Surrey.
GRACE pump primed the purchase of the first “Da Vinci” robot at the Royal Surrey County Hospital. As a result, since 2010, the team has been offering robotic surgery to patients primarily diagnosed with cancer or the womb or cervix as well as some other cancers.
Cervical cancer remains the second commonest cancer in women under the age of 35 in Britain, and so frequently affects young women just at the time that they are considering having a family.
Through support from GRACE, we have been able to fund a research assistant who is not only working on a tumour biobank, but also collecting blood and tissue samples for patients as part of the 100,000 Genomics Project.
Sophie Otter is working towards an MD at University of Surrey, supported by GRACE. Working with Clinical Oncologist Alex Stewart, Sophie is researching how to improve the accuracy of cervical cancer treatment.
The University of Surrey is formally launching the Guildford Gynaeoncology Research Group at an open meeting on 8th March at 18:00hrs in the Leggett Building.


GRACE Woman Lucy Dodds, was diagnosed with cervical cancer last June after a routine cervical screening revealed abnormal cells. She shares her experience of being diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer and urges all women to attend their routine smear appointment.
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.
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.
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.
Our wonderful GRACE Woman Lydia Brain has written another piece for Refinery 29. She talks about her experience of endometrial cancer and urges women to be aware of the symptoms.
I got involved with GRACE through the founder, Simon Butler Manuel. He gave me some information on the charity and I knew it was something I wanted to be involved with.
I got engaged on the 1st January 2017 and got to be overjoyed for about two days before I was diagnosed with cervical cancer on the 3rd, at the age of 31.
One of our wonderful GRACE Women, Gerry, speaks to Now Surrey TV about the importance of attending your cervical smear.
The cervix is the neck of the womb. Cancer can develop within the cervix. Precancerous changes can occur before cancer develops which may be reversible. These can be detected with cervical screening.



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