
So far, there are hardly any proven preventive measures for the screening of ovarian cancer. This could change.
So far, there are hardly any proven preventive measures for the screening of ovarian cancer. This could change.
On Monday, January 23, 2023, the German Ovarian Cancer Foundation celebrated the traditional New Year’s reception at the Kaiserin Friedrich-Haus Berlin. Together with long-time supporters, friends and partners, the past year 2022 was looked back on and a look was taken at the year ahead.
The Survivorship Clinic at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin is Germany’s first consultation for long-term survivors of gynecological tumors. The consultation addresses issues such as fatigue, sleep disorders, polyneuropathy, osteoporosis, and topics related to private and professional reintegration.
Long-term survivors of ovarian, tubal or peritoneal cancer support other patients as mentors In this new study project, long-term survivors of ovarian, tubal or peritoneal cancer will help other patients as mentors with their accumulated experience in dealing with the disease. The mentors have lived with the diagnosis of...
Past years the focus of the world ovarian cancer day has been on the topics singing, writing, painting and dancing. This year, contributors want to shed light on theatre as the artform of choice. Participants, actors and actresses from all angles of theatre and theatre therapy present themselves and...
Thea launch – the therapy companion app for ovarian cancer Thea is the new app for everything concerning ovarian, tubal or peritoneum cancer. Thea stands for: ‘Therapiebegleiter Eierstockkrebs’ (therapy companion ovarian cancer) and is directed at women with ovarian cancer and their relatives and loved ones. This digital platform...
„TTFields“- physics finds its way into cancer therapy Tumor Treating Fields are weak alternating electrical fields, which are transmitted via electrodes placed on the skin. The ttfields are targeted at regions of the body where the tumour is. Their frequency is edited and coordinated, so that they can slow...