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One Step Closer To The Cure 5k Run/Walk
Help make a difference in the lives of women fighting ovarian cancer by participating in the One Step Closer To The Cure 5k Run/Walk on Saturday, September 18th.  Click here to learn more and register for this great event!

About Ovarian Cancer
First and foremost, if detected at an early stage, ovarian cancer is more treatable and 90% curable!

Ovarian cancer is a cancer that often begins in the ovaries when the cells multiply abnormally forming tumors. Some tumors are benign (harmless) while others are malignant (cancerous). It may also begin in the tissue around or near the ovaries, called the peritoneum, which have the same stem cell as the ovaries and are virtually identical. Primary Peritoneal Cancer (PPC) occurs when the cancer begins in the peritoneum and the ovaries have already been removed or are present but minimally involved. PPC accounts for about 20% of ovarian cancers.

Ovarian cancer kills more women than all other gynecologic cancers combined. It is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States. 14,000 women die each year and over 22,000 women are diagnosed.** Ovarian cancer affects one in 69 women. Deaths from ovarian cancer are rising. Recent statistics from the American Cancer Society show that ovarian cancer deaths have risen by close to 18% in the past few years.

Ovarian cancer is treatable when caught early; the vast majority of cases are not diagnosed until the disease has spread. Only 20% of ovarian cancer is caught early. (Reprinted with permission of Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, 2006)

KNOW the symptoms! WATCH your waistline.

About the Celma Mastry Ovarian Cancer Foundation
The Celma Mastry Ovarian Cancer Foundation was started in 2003 by family and friends of Celma to help other women who were also suffering with this "silent killer." Celma herself was not diagnosed until late in the disease although she had been seeking treatment as she knew something was wrong.

Celma was a talented leader in the community, gracefully chairing numerous non-profit committees that enhanced the entire Tampa Bay area, including the arts, medical and educational groups. Her leadership, gifts of time and talent, and generous financial support made her a community icon.

Her brave battle with ovarian cancer made her our heroine.  Celma died in 2004. Her spirit lives on in our Mission Statement:

"To unite family, friends, and community to fight ovarian cancer."

To learn more visit www.ovariancancerfoundation.org.