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Ovarian Cancer

For nearly 15 years, SHARE has been helping women to manage the emotional and practical issues of ovarian cancer.

If you are looking for more information about ovarian cancer, we suggest that you start by visiting our About Ovarian Cancer page. We encourage you to call our Ovarian Cancer Hotline at (866) 53-SHARE if you're looking for more information or would like to speak with a survivor. You can also join one of our ovarian cancer support groups.

This page lists the many pages throughout the SHARE website that are related to ovarian cancer in some way. As new blog posts and other resources are added, they will automatically appear here. You can subscribe to updates via RSS or just bookmark this page and check in from time to time.

Recently Updated Resources

What do I need to know about ovarian cancer?

Approximately 75% of ovarian cancer cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage, after the cancer has spread beyond the ovary.  For this reason, it's important to know the symptoms of ovarian cancer so that it can be detected at the earliest possible stage.
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SHARE's Ovarian Cancer Toll-Free Hotline

Call (866) 53-SHARE
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Who's in Charge Here?
By Gail Garfield Schwartz

There are five easy reasons why you should take control of your treatment. Learn what they are.
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Raising Awareness about Ovarian Cancer in Your Community

Do your family, friends, and neighbors know what they need to know about ovarian cancer? SHARE volunteers can help. We can come to your neighborhood hospitals, clinics, senior centers, churches, synagogues, health clubs, and other community-based organizations -- and tell you and others about the symptoms and risks of this disease.
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Community is powerful
By Alice Yaker

When a program sign-up of 30 women results in an attendance of 30 women, you realize that something really special must be happening. So it was when 30 SHARE ovarian cancer survivors, some as long term as 38 years and others as recent as February 2009, gathered at SHARE to meet each other.
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Ovarian Cancer Resources

Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
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