The APPG on Women’s Health Spotlight Campaign on Ovarian Cancer and its associated materials/activities have been commissioned and funded by AbbVie UK.
On 25th November 2025, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Women’s Health welcomed Parliamentarians, patient groups, clinicians and policy experts to a parliamentary drop-in event marking the launch of its new position paper, Can We Fix Ovarian Cancer Without Fixing Women’s Health?
Hosted by Gill Furniss MP, the APPG Chair, the event provided an opportunity for attendees to discuss the urgent need to improve outcomes for the 7,400 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year, and to explore the paper’s recommendations.
Key themes discussed
The position paper — informed by charities, clinical experts and advocates — highlights the need for:
a national shift in mindset to take women’s symptoms seriously;
improvements to the ovarian cancer diagnostic pathway;
more rapid and specialised treatment, supported by genomic and biomarker testing.
Attendees also explored the APPG’s call for ambitious national targets to drive system-wide progress.
With the forthcoming National Cancer Plan, the event emphasised the importance of prioritising ovarian cancer within wider women’s health policy. The APPG will continue working with Parliamentarians and sector partners to push for meaningful change.
The full position paper is available to download here.