Health & Wellbeing 2025
Ovarian Cancer Action

Annual Report 2024–25

Ovarian Cancer Action has been at the heart of global ovarian cancer research for 40 years. Their 2024/25 annual report highlights major strides including the development of the world's first ovarian cancer vaccine, the launch of a new Global Research Consortium, and a high-profile Coronation Street partnership to raise symptom awareness. Their goal is for 50% of women to survive more than 10 years after diagnosis by 2032.

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Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre; Helene Harris Memorial Trust (HHMT) International Forum; Global Ovarian Cancer Research Consortium ($1m AI grant); Patient Research Network; OvarianVax vaccine development (University of Oxford); symptom awareness campaigns; Coronation Street partnership; BRCA community outreach Custom geography from upload: UK

📊Key Metrics

264,000 people accessed the OCA website in 2024/25 Key Metric 1
Nearly 200,000 people reached through Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month campaign Key Metric 2
Over 10,000 people completed the genetic risk tool Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • World-first ovarian cancer vaccine (OvarianVax) development unlocked, with Cancer Research UK funding secured; potential to move to human clinical trials within five years
  • Global Ovarian Cancer Research Consortium established with leading charities in USA, Australia and Canada, including a $1 million AI research grant
  • Coronation Street partnership drove over 100,000 visits to symptom pages and reached millions through digital campaigns and major media coverage

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