This week my sorority, Pi Beta Phi, is having its second annual Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week. The philanthropy began last year, after a member's mother passed away due to Ovarian Cancer. Members of Pi Beta Phi will be tabling all week on Wescoe beach accepting donations, and selling Mother's Day Cards. Mother's Day cards are $2 and will be mailed by Pi Phi. Please make a donation if you are on campus this week, we are hoping to raise money for research that will help to find a way to prevent this "silent killer".
Ovarian Cancer is difficult to detect early; in fact, 75% of cases are diagnosed in the late stages of the cancer, resulting in a 5 year survival rate. Some symptoms include:
- abdominal pain
- feeling of fullness after a light meal
- loss of appetite
- severe weight gain or loss
- nausea, diarrhea, constipation, and frequent urination
For more information on Ovarian Cancer, please stop by the Pi Phi table on Wescoe Beach to pick up a pamphlet and make a donation!!
I think it's really good that Pi Phi is helping to bring awareness to Ovarian Cancer. I think it is a cancer that not a lot of people know a lot about and don't realize how fatal it can be. This is a great way to bring attention to it.