Twenty one.

That’s how many women in the UK will die today from gynaecological cancers.

Every year, 22,050 women are diagnosed with one of five devastating cancers: cervical, ovarian, vaginal, vulval and womb. Yet less than 5% of cancer research funding goes to these diseases.

From 2 December until midday on 9 December any donation you make to our campaign until we hit our fundraising target will be doubled! One donation, twice the impact!

When Aoife found out she had a cancerous tumour in her cervical canal her life changed.

She underwent a radical hysterectomy, removing the uterus, cervix and the top part of the vagina. Fortunately, the tumour was removed, and she went through 25 sessions of radiotherapy to reduce the chance of recurrence to 10%.

Aoife survived because her cancer was caught early. But too many women aren’t as lucky. Early diagnosis saves lives and research makes it possible. We need your help to fund life-saving breakthroughs.

Will you stand with women like Aoife today?

Just 45% of women diagnosed with Ovarian cancer survive for five years. Early diagnosis is crucial to improving the chances of survival but Ovarian cancer in particular is notoriously difficult to detect.

Early signs are often vague, and there is a lack of obvious symptoms. There are also currently no effective screening tests. This is why funding research into ways of providing an earlier diagnosis is so important.

Overall less than 5% of cancer research funding is spent on gynaecological cancers. More money needs to be invested in this area to make sure in the future we’re able to diagnose earlier, and give women a better chance of survival.

Make twice the impact this Christmas. Every donation before midday on 9 December will be doubled.