About Us | Action On Womb Cance

About

Action on Womb Cancer

We are a registered UK charity dedicated to raising awareness of, supporting patients with, and funding research into womb cancer.

We are a collaboration between healthcare professionals and patients, based in Leeds, supporting patients around the UK.

Registered Charity 1198831

Our Aims

Developing a local and national support infrastructure for womb cancer sufferers at the time of diagnosis, during and after their treatment, and in the event of any recurrence

SUPPORT

Increasing awareness of womb cancer, both in the general population and in healthcare settings

AWARENESS

Providing factually correct information about womb cancer and its prognosis

INFORMATION

Funding research into the causes, pathophysiology, prognosis, treatment and patient understanding of womb cancer.

FUNDING RESEARCH

Trustee Team

Our team combines a wealth of experience in gynaecological cancer from a clinical and research background with patient experience

Richard Hutson

Chair of Trustees

Consultant gynaecological oncology surgeon

Nic Orsi

Trustee

Industrial clinician scientist in histopathology

Katie Allen

Trustee

Clinical research fellow in histopathology

Michele Cummings

Trustee

Postdoctoral research fellow

Helen Shepherd

Trustee

Chief biomedical scientist

Patient ambassador