Ovarian cancer is a serious and under-recognized threat to women's health.

Ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other female reproductive track cancer.  

Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States.

Ovarian cancer occurs in 1 in 71 women.

American Cancer Society show about 15,520 women will die this year alone and more than 21,650 new cases of ovarian cancer will be diagnosed.

Ovarian cancer is very treatable when caught early; the vast majority of cases are not diagnosed until too late. When ovarian cancer is caught before it has spread outside the ovaries, 92% will survive 5 years.

Only 20% of ovarian cancer is caught early.

When diagnosed after the disease has spread the five-year survival rate is about 45%.

Ovarian cancer is difficult to diagnose.

There is no reliable screening test for the early detection of ovarian cancer. 

The Pap smear only checks for cervical cancer.