Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: Gerry Walsh
One of our wonderful GRACE Women, Gerry, speaks to Now Surrey TV about the importance of attending your cervical smear. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE.
Cervical Cancer Prevention
What is cervical cancer? 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. How common is cervical cancer? Cervical cancer is the second commonest cancer worldwide in women aged 15-44 and the
Lydia Brain: My Gynae Month #4
Lydia is back with her round up of the last week of Gynae Cancer Awareness Month... Day 22 of My Gynae Month. Cancer ain't all bad, WHAT!?!? What, you can't say that! Well it's true, it gave me a new state of mind which can be summed up beautifully by two very simple words: fuck it.
Lydia Brain: My Gynae Month #3
More updates from Lydia for week 3 of Gynae Cancer Month... Day 15 of My Gynae Month is all about going out for dinner and drinks with the best gals and there is lots of talk about health, including gynae health, GO TEAM! They had a go at drawing the female reproductive system, well done to
Lydia Brain: My Gynae Month #2
It's week 2 of Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month and Lydia is back with her daily posts from this week. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Day 8 and I’m catching up on #MyGynaeMonth posts because I have been busy at Bestival. To break up the dreary cancer chat I thought I would posts something uplifting,
Fashion Raises Funds for GRACE
The lovely villages of Crowthorne and Finchampstead came together on Friday 6th of April to support Lissy’s Boutique raise money for GRACE by showing her beautiful clothes. The Rate payers hall was transformed into an almost professional catwalk for the amazing ladies that gave their time to model for the event. The talented Streets photography
Lydia Brain: My Gynae Month #1
As part of Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month, Lydia Brain has written about the impact that endometrial cancer has had on her life. We'll be sharing her updates on our blog, so follow along and let's chat about all things gynae! Week 1 Day 1 marks the start of Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month. This September to help
Cake Sale Success
Thank you to everyone who contributed cakes for our most recent cake sale at RSCH - we made an astonishing £875. The sale was to raise awareness of the gynae cancers during Gynae Cancer Awareness Month. We did a great job of raising awareness on the day and had lots of people sign up for our next
Come Along to Our Cake Sale!
GRACE are holding a cake sale at the Royal Surrey County Hospital on Thursday 3rd May. Please come and support us by buying some cakes or cookies or even just popping some loose change in our collection tin. Or perhaps you could bake a cake to donate? We will be just past reception, around the
GRACE Women: Pandy Dean
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