Every day in Australia, we lose three women to the disease and another five are diagnosed.
There is no early detection method and treatment options are severe and limited.
The emotional and mental toll of a disease like this can be as difficult as the physical toll.
This year, Ovarian Cancer Australia is calling on everyone in the community to wear their teal ribbon not just for one day in February, but throughout the whole month.
Wearing your teal ribbon every day will start conversations that change lives, it will increase awareness of the disease and it will help raise funds to support people affected by ovarian cancer.
Buy a ribbon now at ovariancancer.net.au or at your nearest Terry White Chemmart – which also stocks pens and bracelets – and help turn February ‘teal’ for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
Every dollar you donate on Annual Giving Day on Thursday, February 23, will be matched to ensure the operation of vital support programs.
You can also Host a Teal Tea or Party during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
A great way to bring people together to share knowledge and stories, a Teal Tea or Party allows for time to really engage in the topic, understand the challenges facing those impacted and ultimately to help by raising funds.
You can be as creative as you like with how the day actually runs and when registering your event, Ovarian Cancer Australia can help with planning, ideas and support.
Your gift will give more women access to their own Ovarian Cancer nurse, who can provide them with essential advice around their treatments and surgery, support them through chemotherapy and address any possible side-effects from their treatments.
