This will be the 7th Annual Walk for Suzi (and now Janet Bossange, too - a beloved local educator) to support the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance. Their primary focus is education and research for early detection. It is interesting that they are changing the language of ovarian cancer from the "silent killer"(which it has been) to "Yes, there are symptoms, please listen to your body and act".
Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer
For years, women have known that ovarian cancer was not the silent killer it was said to be. Over the past decade, science has confirmed what women have long known: ovarian cancer has symptoms.
Women with ovarian cancer report that symptoms are persistent and represent a change from normal for their bodies. The frequency and/or number of such symptoms are key factors in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Several studies show that even early stage ovarian cancer can produce these symptoms.
Bloating
Pelvic or abdominal pain
Difficulty eating or feeling full quickly
Urinary symptoms (urgency or frequency)
See your doctor, preferably a gynecologist, if you have these symptoms more than 12 times during the course of one month and the symptoms are new or unusual for you.
www.ovariancancer.org
Details:
Date: Saturday, May 30
Time: 9:00
Location: Williston Central School (out front)
Distance: 5K (loop Old Stage Road, Mountain View, No. Williston Rd., back to school)
Donations: come with or without - we'd love to have you join us in spirit! If you want to donate and cannot come: a check made out to OCNA can be sent to me (Deb Chisholm) at 342 Old Creamery Rd., Williston 05495
Thank you!
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