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Ovarian cancer ranks fifth in cancer deaths among women, accounting for more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. A woman’s risk of getting ovarian cancer during her lifetime is about 1 in 78. Her lifetime chance of dying from ovarian cancer is about 1 in 108. (These statistics don\u2019t count low malignant potential ovarian tumors.)\u00a0\u00a0Source: Cancer.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Most women know to look for with breast cancer – a lump is a lump is a lump, right?\u00a0 But do you have any idea what the signs of ovarian cancer are?\u00a0 Well, you have come to the right place, because I’m going to tell you!\u00a0 Here is a handy chart to guide you:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Source: Dana Farber<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I have a teal warrior in my family.\u00a0 You likely do too.\u00a0 Be aware of your familial risk, and do not discount symptoms.\u00a0 And donate heavily to organizations that focus on research, not just awareness.\u00a0 I just made you aware, so that job is done.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It is time for action, for ALL types of cancer.\u00a0 Cancer does not discriminate, and neither should we.\u00a0 It’s time to break out the rainbow ribbons.\u00a0 \u00a0Fight for cures for ALL cancers.\u00a0 Set those damn ribbons on fire.\u00a0 Do whatever it takes to identify cures and more effective treatments.\u00a0 The time is NOW.\u00a0 I don’t like funerals.\u00a0 I want everyone to die of very old age in their sleep after long, fulfilling lives.\u00a0 We all deserve that chance.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Don’t you think?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We will now return to our regularly scheduled breast cancer complaints.\u00a0 Sorry, it’s my reality now.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For more information on coping with cancer, see our website www.driventosurvive.org<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m taking a day off from being a breast cancer survivor. No, really, it’s true.\u00a0 I am using my soapbox for another crucial cause.\u00a0 It’s all about this. Cancer. OK I was half-lying.\u00a0 I am talking about cancer in general.\u00a0 Believe me, I would really like to\u2026 Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[95,16,63,51,59,93,52,20,96,28,94,19,34],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.driventosurvive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/background-bright-casual-1373753.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.driventosurvive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1041"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.driventosurvive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.driventosurvive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driventosurvive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driventosurvive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1041"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.driventosurvive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1046,"href":"https:\/\/www.driventosurvive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1041\/revisions\/1046"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driventosurvive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.driventosurvive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driventosurvive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driventosurvive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Print\"](\"https:\/\/www.driventosurvive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ovarian-cancer-infographic_final.jpg\")
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