Feature Stories
Learn about new initiatives underway to overcome ovarian cancer and meet people who are committed to making a difference.
Stories found here are from Seeds of Hope, the monthly e‑newsletter.
This year’s Peggy Truscott Award of Hope recognizes two sisters. Wendy Sutherland and Joanne Gasper became involved with Ovarian Cancer Canada when Wendy’s best friend Debbie was diagnosed.
Shortly after World Ovarian Cancer Day, the Conexus Centre for the Arts in Regina, Saskatchewan was decked out in teal. Inside, The Ladyballs Show and Tell: An Evening of the Arts was in full swing.
Two class action lawsuits point to a possible link between use of talcum powder with an increased risk for ovarian cancer, but what does science tell us?
Each year, as part of the LOVE HER gala in Vancouver, the Virginia Greene Award recognizes an individual whose outstanding contribution has led to the advancement of knowledge and research pertaining to ovarian cancer.
On the heels of National Volunteer Week, nominations for the Peggy Truscott Award of Hope are now open. Named after the very woman who founded what is now the largest and most powerful event in Canada dedicated to raising awareness and funds for overcoming ovarian cancer, this special honour celebrates and acknowledges the dedication of an individual or group who volunteers to support the mission of Ovarian Cancer Canada.
Seeing to much more than hemlines at Fashion Week, leading Canadian designer David Dixon used his highly anticipated show to bring awareness to the role of BRCA gene mutations in ovarian cancer.
May 8 is World Ovarian Cancer Day and organizations around the globe are sharing what people need to “Know Now” about this disease.
Fifteen years ago, a group of people gathered in Sunnybrook Park. They were brought there by Peggy Truscott, a Toronto volunteer and ovarian cancer survivor. Surrounded by her friends and family, Peggy had been at the park since the wee hours of the morning; marking a 5-kilometer Walk route with bushels of sunflowers, organizing paperwork, and arranging a few boxes of t-shirts and water bottles.
Since its January launch, the awareness campaign has been featured in major media across the country. To start, reports explored the mixed response on social media. Many journalists questioned whether all the debate was beside the point, closing their segments and write-ups with information about ovarian cancer and inviting women to share their stories.
Media is stepping up in a big way to further public awareness of ovarian cancer. Publications like Chatelaine, enRoute, Reader’s Digest, and Maclean’s have generously dedicated full-page print placements to bring Canadians the facts on this disease.