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Resilience
Resilience kit

Resilience - a free guide and personal record for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

"I was shocked and scared when I found out I had ovarian cancer. Everything in my life instantly changed, but this guide helped me put some order and structure back in my life" - Carmel

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These books might prove useful for helping you through your journey with ovarian cancer.

Arrest the Silent Killer: Surviving Ovarian Cancer, a guide and memoir
Author: Marion Seferth
Published: 2004
Publisher: Sid Harta

Cancer: The Healthy Option
Author: Terry Moule
Published: 2000
Publisher: Kyle Cathie Limited

Gilda's Disease: Sharing Personal Experiences and a Medical Perspective on Ovarian Cancer
Author: Steven Piver
Published: 1996
Publisher: Prometheus Book

It's Always Something
Author: Gilda Radner
Published: 1989
Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Living Simply with Cancer
Author: Ross Taylor forward by Olivia Newton John
Published: 1998
Publisher: Wesprint

No Time to Die: Living with Ovarian Cancer
Author: Liz Tilberis
Published: 1998
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Ovarian Cancer
Author: Stephen C. Rubin, Gregory P. Sutton
Published: 2001
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

The Detox Answer
Author: Soula Panagiotou
Published: 2009
Website: www.thedetoxanswer.com

The Gynaecological Cancer Guide - Sex, Sanity & Survival
Author: Margaret Heffernan and Professor Michael Quinn
Published: 2004

Surgery for Ovarian Cancer
Author: Robert E. Bristow
Published: 2003
Publisher: Parthenon

Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss
Author: Hope Edelman
Published: 1994
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Personal Stories

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Elizabeth

I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in June 2009 in my early 40s after my GP initially thought I had early menopause. I insisted it was something more and an ultrasound revealed a massive cyst on...

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Carmel McCarthy
Carmel

In March 2010, my husband Mark and I set off on a trip to Italy, France and England to re-trace a trip of 30 years earlier. It was a prize in a raffle.  I felt very well when we left except...

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Julie

I was only 34 when I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer on Christmas Eve 1998. I had cancer stage 2c, and I understand there was a 65% chance I might die within 5 years. I’m still here...

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Liz Hollingsworth
Liz

It all began with a constant niggling pain in my right groin area. In December 2006 I went to...

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New clinical trial produces successful results for treatment of ovarian cancer

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