AWARENESS of ovarian cancer is on the rise but it still has the worst survival rate of any women's cancer.
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Ovarian Cancer Australia released figures that show awareness for ovarian cancer has increased over the last 12 months, yet 1,000 Australian women still die from the disease every year.
Ovarian Cancer Australia CEO Alison Amos said this year there was a rise in engagement with members of the public on issues surrounding ovarian cancer.
"During Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in February we reached an audience of nearly 60 million with our campaign, an increase of 25 million compared with the year before," Ms Amos said.
"We are creating new conversations about ovarian cancer every day and increasing awareness of the signs and symptoms."
Ms Amos said the organisation relied on funding for campaigns such as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, which this year had more than 11,000 attendees to their 'Afternoon Teal' TM campaign and raised more than $320,000.
Ms Amos said that more than $400,000 had been raised by corporate partners in 2014 yet, while this was a significant amount, more funding was required to support the ongoing work of the organisation which focuses on providing support to those affected, raising awareness of the disease, delivering advocacy and guiding and funding research.
Details: www.ovariancanceraustralia.net.au