It Was My Life’s Honour To Care For My Mum
For Moss Lannon, his mum, Kim, was more than a parent. She was his “light in dark times and his best friend”. Moss admired her positive outlook, her ability to see everyone’s potential and her kindness. Her unconditional love was a constant in his life. When Kim was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at just 52, […]
Living Life on a Roller Coaster
When Wendy was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2021, she was told she had three to four years to live. She describes her time since that diagnosis as being a roller coaster. “There are really scary times, parts where you are unsure of what’s coming next or how far away the next uphill climb is […]
Sara’s Story: How ovarian cancer has affected me and my family
I’m Sara, a mum of two originally from the UK. For years, I experienced symptoms like bloating, frequent urination and weight gain, which GPs dismissed as female issues and told me I was likely premenopausal or that it was something I was eating. In October 2017, after a doctor finally took note of my history […]
PHARMAC announcement on niraparib funding
Today, PHARMAC has announced that from 1 May, 2024, they will be funding niraparib, a PARP inhibitor, for first-line and second line maintenance treatment of advanced, high-grade serous, platinum sensitive ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer, subject to eligibility criteria. The Ovarian Cancer Foundation was pleased to see that niraparib would be funded for […]
Diane’s Story
“Ovarian cancer has symptoms that often are masked as other more common things and are overlooked by medical people and the unwell person, so diagnosis often comes after the disease is well advanced and too late to be cured.” – Diane Diane from Ashburton was diagnosed with stage 3C high-grade serous ovarian cancer in November […]
Young Ovarian Cancer Survivor Shares Story To Help Others
Article written by Hannah Martin for Stuff NZ Read the full article here A young Tongan woman lost half her large intestine, a chunk of her diaphragm and her fertility to a cancer she had never heard of. Alisi Jack-Kaufusi was 24 when she was diagnosed with a rare mix of two ovarian cancers in […]