Ovarian Cancer Action is a charity in the United Kingdom that funds scientific research at the Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre in the UK. The charity also promotes public awareness of ovarian cancer.
The charity's headquarters are located in London and the Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre is located at Hammersmith Hospital, London. The organization is funded through donations and fund-raising events.
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History
John Harris established the Helene Harris Memorial Trust (HHMT) in 1985 in memory of his wife who died from ovarian cancer. In 2005 John and Helene's daughter, Allyson Kaye, developed the HHMT Trust into a charity called Ovarian Cancer Action.
A year later in 2006, Ovarian Cancer Action funded the creation of the Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre at Hammersmith Hospital.
In 2015 and 2016 the charity funded research and carried out a survey about women's health.
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HHMT Conference
Every few years Ovarian Cancer Action hosts and funds the HMMT International Forum which brings together international ovarian cancer scientists and clinicians to present recent advances and discuss future directions in ovarian cancer.
In 2011 the 12th HMMT International Forum produced the paper, Rethinking Ovarian Cancer: Recommendations for Improving Outcomes, in the journal Nature Reviews Cancer.
References
External links
- Official website
- Ovarian Cancer Action Registered Charity no. 1109743 at the Charity Commission
- "Ovarian Cancer Action". Retrieved 2015-04-23.
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