Information for GPs
Ovarian cancer action has been awarded a grant from the John Ellerman Foundation to develop its work with health service professionals and other providers of cancer care through the appointment of a Healthcare Project Manager.
By consulting with primary care we aim to impact on clinical practice through innovation and help improve early detection rates.
We hope to contribute to your continuing professional development by alerting you to the latest research on the symptoms of ovarian cancer. The evidence base is growing fast to demonstrate that ovarian cancer can no longer be described as the "silent killer".
Our symptom diary will help you learn more about the specificity and frequency of a woman's symptoms and thereby assist in appropriate referral for diagnostic tests.
The diaries are branded with our logo for this site, however, if you would like to use them in general practice unbranded please contact us as below and we will be happy to supply them to you directly.
You can download the symptom diary based on research by Professor Barbara Goff and accompanying guidance notes by opening the PDF below.
We are contributing to strategies for developing clinical governance and are working nationally with the cancer networks to improve the patient pathway for women at risk of having or developing the disease.
Latest news
We attended the RCGP Primary Care Conference in Edinburgh where our poster presenting Goff's research on the Development of an Ovarian Cancer Symptom Index*: Earlier Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer Is It Possible? Was well received.
We are currently working on an awareness leaflet for patients that will go into every GP surgery in England funded by the Department of Health.
We are always delighted to get your feedback on our work and we are currently building a panel of GPs interested in collaborating with us on our healthcare initiatives.
For further information about our work in this area or to join our GP Panel please contact Philippa Carr, Healthcare Project Manager: pcarr@ovarian.org.uk.