Macmillan nurses at Royal Oldham Hospital start to 'make noise' for ovarian cancer awareness month

Tracey Dixon, gynaecology oncology Macmillan clinical nurse specialist and Audrey Guy, Macmillan admin support, with some of their literature.

Royal Oldham Hospital gynaecology Macmillan nurses are spreading the word about the symptoms of ovarian cancer for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

Amanda Storey, Tracey Dixon and Julie Dale will be joining Target Ovarian Cancer to ‘Start Making Noise’ about the symptoms of ovarian cancer, to help more women be diagnosed earlier and save lives.

Eleven women die every day from ovarian cancer, yet four out of five women in the UK cannot name bloating as a key symptom of the disease. Target Ovarian Cancer national charity have therefore said, enough is enough.

The charity works to improve early diagnosis, fund life-saving research and provide much-needed support to women with ovarian cancer.

Amanda Storey, gynaecology Macmillan nurse at The Royal Oldham Hospital, said: “The symptoms of ovarian cancer are:

• Persistent bloating
• Feeling full quickly and/or loss of appetite
• Pelvic or abdominal pain
• Urinary symptoms

"Other symptoms can include unexpected weight loss, a change in bowel habits and extreme fatigue. Anyone experiencing these symptoms, and they are not normal for them, should see their GP."

The team at Oldham will host a ‘Bake some noise’ cake sale on Monday 26 March in the gynaecology outpatients at The Royal Oldham Hospital. The staff in gynaecology outpatients will be supplying the cakes and anyone is welcome to attend the event between 10.00am and 4.00pm.  All proceeds will go to the Target Ovarian Cancer charity.