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Teal Ribbon Day – 28 February 2018

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Teal Ribbon Day – 28 February 2018

Teal Ribbon Day. A day to show your support and take action to support Australians affected by ovarian cancer.

Every day, four Australian women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer and three Australian women will die each day. Ovarian cancer is the deadliest of all women’s cancers.3

Ovarian cancer is a disease where some of the cells in one or both ovaries start to grow abnormally and develop into cancer.2 There are four main types of ovarian cancer, and these are named after the type of cells in the ovary where the cancer begins.2

Every woman needs to know the symptoms of ovarian cancer. Make sure you do.

It can be difficult to diagnose ovarian cancer because the symptoms are ones that many women will have from time to time, and they are often symptoms of less serious and more common health problems.1 But we do know that ovarian cancer is NOT a silent disease.1

Women who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer report four types of symptoms most frequently:

  1. Abdominal or pelvic pain.1
  2. Increased abdominal size or persistent abdominal bloating.1
  3. Needing to urinate often or urgently.1
  4. Feeling full after eating a small amount.1

If you have any of these symptoms, they are new for you and you have experienced them multiple times during a 4-week period, go to your GP.1

If you would like more information about Ovarian Cancer, please visit Ovarian Cancer Australia’s website. https://ovariancancer.net.au

Ovarian Cancer Australia, Teal Ribbon Day 28 February 2018

Image: Ovarian Cancer Council, Ovarian Cancer Australia’s new look for 2018.

Teal Ribbon Day – 28 February 2018. 

References:

  1. Ovarian Cancer Australia, About ovarian cancer, 2016 Ovarian Cancer Australia, https://ovariancancer.net.au/about-ovarian-cancer/
  2. Ovarian Cancer Australia, Signs and Symptoms, 2016 Ovarian Cancer Australia, https://ovariancancer.net.au/signs-and-symptoms/
  3. Ovarian Cancer Australia, Information sheets, Ovarian Cancer Australia facts and figures infographic, 2014 Ovarian Cancer Australia, https://ovariancancer.net.au/treatment-support/support-resources/information-sheets/
  4. Image: Ovarian Cancer Australia, Ovarian Cancer Australia’s new look for 2018, date viewed: 28 February 2018, https://ovariancancer.net.au/oca-brand-announcement/
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