Three years ago I held my beautiful mummy's hand while she slipped away from me forever..it was the saddest day of my life, followed by an indescribable emptiness and grief that will never leave me.  She had fought the most courageous battle against ovarian cancer for eight years with endless, brutal rounds of aggressive chemotherapy which took her to the darkest places but in-between she always resumed life with absolute determination..right up to the end.  Current treatments for ovarian cancer are harsh and sometimes ineffective. Dr Banergee's work at the Royal Marsden is invaluable for the future of women who are sadly diagnosed with gynaecological cancers to ensure they do not suffer any more than they have to at the hands of this cruel and frightening disease.