Shave to save !

I have suffered for many years from a young age with Ovarian issues and I have been luckily enough to have not found tumours. However, with no early detection available, this has put myself, along with many other women, in a situation of not being able to have those worrying issues, of cancer being present,  confirmed or cleared by early diagnosis.

With a family history of many different types of cancers, I strong believe in early detection and treatment

Therefore, being 1 of the lucky ones who does not have this dreaded disease, I will be SHAVING my head between the 27th Dec 2019 and the 4th Jan 2020 to raise money for this well-deserved cause. All proceeds will go straight to OCRF, as we need all the research dollars we can get to help diagnose this disease early enough to save and improve the survival rate of our Women

 

AUSTRALIAN OVARIAN CANCER STATISTICS

• Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer affecting women in Australia.

• In 2016, there were 938 deaths from ovarian cancer in Australia.

• In 2019, it is estimated that there will be 1,046 deaths.

• The five-year survival rate for all women diagnosed with ovarian cancer is 45 per cent

• Women who are diagnosed in the advanced stages of the disease – the majority of cases – onlyhave a 20%-25% five-year survival rate.

• 70% of women diagnosed with advanced stage ovarian cancer will experience a recurrence within 12-24 months of completing their initial treatment