At the request of the International Gynaecologic Cancer Society, HHMT recently coordinated its first ever patient forum, which took place at the start of this prestigious research meeting, in Edinburgh, at the beginning of October 2004.

Around 90 people attended the half day event, mainly women from Scotland with ovarian cancer, but also some of their family members and carers. They were able to

• hear of other patient’s experiences
• find out about the impact of the ICON trials
• learn about ‘the new horizons’ in ovarian cancer treatment and understanding
• and participate in a range of workshops which included sessions on nutrition, complementary therapies, finance, sexuality and communicating

The content was developed in conjunction with CancerBACUP Scotland, Gynae Oncology Specialist Nurses , Ovacome.

Lunch was provided through a generous donation by the Royal Bank of Scotland
Other financial support was received from
Roche UK
Schering Plough Oncology
And the IGCS