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Tag: ovarian cancer

Bringing awareness to ovarian cancer
September 26, 2023 — Ovarian cancer causes more deaths each year than any other gynecologic cancer in the U.S. This includes cervical, vaginal, and vulvar cancers, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, which adds that all women are at risk for developing a gynecologic cancer... MORE

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, observed to draw attention to the disease that more than 19,710 women will receive a new diagnosis of this year, and that will claim the life of over 13,000 women in 2023.