unaware

As the Globe and Mail describes it, it's a cancer that whispers, and as recent polls show very few women even know about it. Ovarian cancer is so leathal that it kills about 60% of it's victims and yet there is very little awarness about it.

Even the few women who do know a little about the desease assume that the regular "well-woman" tests are able to identify the symptoms. This, however, is not true. The most common way Ovarian cancer is recognized is by a series of symptoms all present at the same time. In order to raise awareness, both Canada and the US are launching nationwide campaigns. We should pass the message on ...