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Ovarian Cancer Awareness

On June 2, 2007, the sisters of Sigma Alpha Omega® adopted Ovarian Cancer Awareness as its national philanthropy.  The sorority is currently working with the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance. 

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Each year in the United States an estimated 22,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer

 

Each year about 14,000 U.S. women die of ovarian cancer

Worldwide, more than 200,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year, and 140,000 women die from the disease.

Approximately 1 in 79 American women will develop ovarian cancer in her lifetime

When ovarian cancer is detected in the early stages, there is an 85 to 90% chance for a cure

Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths among American women

Ovarian cancer causes more deaths than all other gynecological cancers combined

 

 

 

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