Teal Ribbon Day ‘to remember those who have fought the ovarian cancer battle’

Liberal MP and ovarian cancer ambassador Katie Allen says ovarian cancer is “such an important issue” as it's “one of those cancers where there is no early detection”. Wednesday is teal Teal Ribbon Day which is marked "to remember those who have fought the ovarian cancer battle and lost it,". Ms Allen told Sky News “it is incredibly hard” in Australia because “there is no prevention, and we do not have a lot of great drugs”. “I am so delighted that the government has invested $20 million into ovarian cancer research,” she said. “We do know four women everyday are diagnosed with ovarian cancer and unfortunately only one will survive. “It’s so important because the symptoms are very non-specific… we really want to know how we can detect it earlier and change the statistics.” Image: Getty Via news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site https://www.news.com.au