'No Woman Left Behind': World Ovarian Cancer Day 2025 Theme & Significance

Health Writing.- Raising awareness to save lives: the importance of early detection and access to innovative treatments By 2022, more than 300,000 women in the world were diagnosed with this disease.1 The commemoration of May 8 seeks to promote education, timely diagnosis and equitable access to effective treatments.GSK, as part of its global commitment to women's health, promotes scientific innovation and the availability of therapies that impr…

'No Woman Left Behind': World Ovarian Cancer Day 2025 Theme & Significance

Every year on May 8, the world observes World Ovarian Cancer Day to spread awareness about ovarian cancer, the second most common type of gynaecological cancer. This year marks the 13th year of the global campaign, led by the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition, which partners with nearly 200 advocacy groups around the world. 'No Woman Left Behind': World Ovarian Cancer Day 2025 Theme & Significance For 2025, the theme is “No Woman Left Behind”, focu…

Removing ovaries and fallopian tubes linked to lower risk of early death among certain breast cancer patients

7.05.2025 - Women diagnosed with breast cancer who carry particular BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic variants are offered surgery to remove the ovaries and fallopian tubes as this dramatically reduces their risk of ovarian cancer.

World Ovarian Cancer Day to be observed May 8

Thursday is World Ovarian Cancer Day, an annual effort to raise awareness about ovarian cancer, the second most common type of gynecological cancer. In recognition of the event, currently in its 13th year, the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition, a global network that works with nearly 200 advocacy organizations to raise awareness and improve outcomes for women affected by ovarian cancer, is encouraging members of the ovarian cancer community to take…

Buenos Aires, May 6, 2025. On the occasion of World Ovarian Cancer Day, celebrated this May 8, the Argentine Association of Clinical Oncology (AAOC) and the Sostén Civil Association join the global initiative under the slogan #NingunaMujerSeQuedaBehind and emphasize the need to increase the information available to the community and to promote detection and treatment policies that take into account the complexity of this disease. According to da…