Cervical Cancer, Fertility and The Smear Test Lorna Cattle speaks to BBC Radio Surrey This Cervical Cancer Prevention Week Lorna Cattle was interviewed by BBC Radio Surrey and talked about her experience with cervical cancer, fertility and the importance of the smear test. Read More About Cervical Cancer Prevention Week Read Lorna’s
This week is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week! Throughout the week, we will be sharing stories, interviews, facts and resources to help you learn more about Cervical Cancer and the work GRACE is doing to support women experiencing it. 3 Reasons Why Seeking Cervical Cancer Advice Early Will Make a Huge Difference Cervical Cancer is a
COVID, Chemotherapy and Caring for Patients An Interview with Clinical Nurse Specialist Maria Ashworth How does your role fit in to the patient’s journey/treatment pathway? My role as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is to ensure an effective and smooth pathway for gynae oncology patients, from the diagnosis through treatment and to the follow up process. I do
Life with and after Cervical Cancer: Lorna Cattle's Story 2016 was a big year, I got married, turned 30 and then got diagnosed with Cervical Cancer. Not exactly how I had planned my 30th year to go! We decided not to go on our honeymoon straight away, we had a number of other events to
Tele-oncology During the COVID-19 Pandemic GRACE researcher Dr Praveena Idaikkadar is planning a project “Tele-oncology during the COVID-19 pandemic”. It was set up in response to covid when outpatient appointments were switched to telephone calls rather than face to face appointments in clinic. The study intends to explore the views of patients with gynaecological cancers
Update From The Research Desk: Mirrors Study We are delighted to be funding The MIRRORS study which is being led by Christina Uwins in the Department of Gynaecological Oncology at The Royal Surrey County Hospital. You can learn about the study by reading about it on our research page (here). Here is Christina's latest update:
Surrey Three Peaks Walk 2021 A magnificent walk through the glorious Surrey Countryside conquering Holmbury Hill, Leith Hill and Box Hill in the process! Starting from the village of Holmbury St Mary the walk will take us through ancient woodland, past rivers, ponds and waterfalls and will be a magnificent way to spend a day.
Welcome Gemma! This month GRACE is excited to welcome Gemma Hodgkiss, our new Fundraising and Communications Manager, we'll let Gemma introduce herself: 'I'm thrilled to be joining the team at GRACE. Having worked for healthcare and medical research charities in the past, I never cease to be amazed by the impact charities such as GRACE
Janet Gover Speaks to Brooklands Radio This week is Vulval Cancer Awareness Week! 1,300 women are diagnosed with Vulvar Cancer each year in the UK and sadly 460 will die. To raise awareness for Vulval Cancer, Janet Gover an award-winning author talked to Jill Bennett about her journey with cancer. Janet emphasised the importance of
Janet Gover's Vulval Cancer Story I wanted to write my cancer story in the hope of helping other women, but now I come to do it, it's harder than I expected. Any cancer story is hard… I know that. But cancer of the vulva is hard on two counts. It strikes right at the core
