Why so many deaths?

Because there is no screening for this disease. Ovarian cancer is a silent disease, it doesn't really show it self until it's too late.  There may be symptoms like gas, low back pain maybe feeling like you have the flu.  But folks blame these symptoms on something else stress, food habits etc.. and wait until it gets so bad that they go to the docs.  Doctors don't think of ovarian cancer until it's too late.   All of this must change.

Unlike breast cancer which has mammography, breast self exam, ultrasound etc... ovarian cancer has no screening test schedule in place.

Pinksunrise is trying to change this.
Pinksunrise my women's health advocacy group has decided for it's first project to establish a set and accepted screening guideline for ovarian cancer.  While the symptoms of ovarian cancer can be vague and attributed to other problems if given regular transvaginal ultrasounds we save more lives.

Our goals:

• Transvaginal ultrasounds, along with regular rectal-vaginal exams and if necessarythe blood test Ca-125 will go a long ways to unmask and slay this monster.
  
• What has to be done is to establish a ovarian screening schedule, this is what Pinksunirse is trying to do.
  
• I'm writing an article about using transvaginal ultrasound as a safe, easy way to screen women.  So far I'll be talking with the doctor heading up a study at the National Cancer Institute of women being screened with this technique.   I've also spoke with other experts in this field.

I need something from you.
There is much you can do to help get the word out about ovarian screening.   I need to hear experiences, your stories about ovarian screening and cancer, this includes relatives, friends any one you think has this experience.  Also I need to find the docs and there are a few of them who are routinely using transvaginal ultrasound to guard the health of their female patients.

Together we can get transvaginal ultrasound as an established and accepted method to screen and detect early ovarian cancer.  We can save lives.

Remember back in the 70s?
No one was getting mammography- today you can't escape hearing about them.   This is what we need to do for ovarian screening.

Please help me do this, if you feel you have something to share please e-mail me at:
suespa@caro.net

To join the discussion and be part of the project you can join Pinksunrise's discussion group at:
http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/PinkSunrise

Together we can make a difference,
together we can save lives,
Sue : )

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