The Eve Appeal was set up to help save women?s lives ? and it is the only national charity dedicated to raising funds for world-class research into and awareness of all five gynaecological cancers.
The research is complicated and challenging, but our vision is simple:
?A future in which fewer women develop and more women survive the five gynaecological cancers.?
The Challenge We Face Gynaecological cancers kill women and destroy families 50 women in the UK will be diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer today?. and 20 will die Globally there are around one million new cases a year - just 200,000 fewer than the number diagnosed with breast cancer Of these new cases, over 850,000 women die In the UK 18,000 women are diagnosed annually and some 7,500 die
The Solution
We fund research which aims to improve the prevention, detection, treatment and care of all five gynaecological cancers. The majority of our funding is allocated to the pioneering, world-class research group at the Department of Women's Cancer at University College London (UCL). 5-year Research Strategy ? The research team at UCL have produced a 5-year strategy to advance research into the five gynaecological cancers (2012-17) PROMISE 2016 ? (Predicting Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Improved Screening and Early (D)etection)
o One of our most important current projects is PROMISE 2016 ? this is a ?4m project jointly funded by The Eve Appeal and Cancer Research UK and involves scientists at 5 pre-eminent academic centres: University College London, the University of Manchester, the University of Cambridge, Harvard and the University of Southern California
o The PROMISE 2016 project seeks to improve outcomes by;
a) Identifying at-risk populations and developing a model for predicting a woman?s risk of developing ovarian cancer b) Developing a model for earlier diagnosis of ovarian cancer Uganda Women?s Health Initiative (UWHI) - The Uganda Women?s Health Initiative is a collaborative organisation focusing on improving women?s health in Uganda. Since 2005, the UWHI has performed incredibly important work in Uganda, to save the lives of newborn babies, women during childbirth and women threatened by cancer, as well as providing essential training, equipment and hospital buildings. One of our major successes has been our cervical screening programme. In the UK,
cancer of the cervix is largely prevented, thanks to free cervical screening and vaccinations, and it?s now an increasingly rare disease for women in the UK. In Uganda, it?s a different story: cervical cancer is the biggest cancer killer of women in the country, with over 2,400 women dying from the disease, and over 3,500 diagnosed with it each year.
The Difference We Make
To date, The Eve Appeal has contributed ?4.7million to the research programme. However its contributions have been disproportionately important because they have pump-primed new projects, supported highly innovative work and covered gaps in funding allowing projects to maintain momentum. The national and international standing of the projects to which it has contributed is testament to the effectiveness of The Eve Appeal?s support.
It is a matter of when we will see a break-through, not if ?
Gynaecological Cancers ? UK numbers
Type of cancer
Number of new cases
Number of deaths
(UK incidence 2008)
(UK mortality 2008)
Cervical
2,938
957
Ovarian
6,537
4,373
Endometrial
7,703
1,741
Vaginal
258
77
Vulval
1,157
400
Totals
18,593
7,548
Numbers per day
51
21
Raising Funds Each year The Eve Appeal launches two major fundraising campaigns:
o Make Time for Tea takes place in March each year to coincide with Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. 2013 will be the 8th year of the campaign which has been spearheaded each year by Lorraine Kelly. The campaign asks people to host a tea party during March to raise funds for and awareness of ovarian cancer. www.eveappeal.org.uk/maketimefortea
o In September 2012, to coincide with Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month, The Eve Appeal will launch a campaign to raise funds for and awareness of the five gynaecological cancers Throughout the year a sporting challenge/events calendar is available to supporters wishing to fundraise while embarking on a personal challenge Portfolio of fundraising events for supporters to attend Countrywide network of volunteers Legacies ? encouraging supporters to remember The Eve Appeal in their Wills Corporates ? to engage with companies to become charity of the year partners
Raising Awareness Through partnerships with the Department of Health, Cervical Cancer Awareness and Symptoms Initiative, UCL Health Behaviour Research Centre and the National Forum of Gynaecological Oncology Nurses, The Eve Appeal has been instrumental in producing Key Messages for Women on the three main gynaecological cancers ? ovarian, womb and cervical Produced information leaflets and materials on individual cancers Media awareness campaigns Database of case studies who are prepared to share their stories with the media Access to UCL researchers/experts for comment and interview
?Women and their families deal with these diseases with such strength. These are terrible tales edged with heroism. It is difficult to quantify the loss of a mother, wife or daughter. As a doctor I cannot give false hope; but through your support and our research we can all have real hope.?
Professor Usha Menon, Head of Gynaecology Cancer Research Centre, UCL
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Posted Tue, 23/10/2012 - 1:12am
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