Ovarian Cancer: the silent killer

A survey shows Australian women have a poor understanding of ovarian cancer, with almost 70 per cent not knowing there are symptoms for the deadly disease.

Teal Ribbon Day is held on the 27th of February in support of women suffering from ovarian cancer. Source: medpark.md

The survey of more than 1000 participants, conducted by Wallis Social and Market Research and commissioned by Ovarian Cancer Australia, also found only 18 per cent knew the survival rate is dismal.