Event
Detecting Ovarian Cancer Early (DOVE) a lecture by Dr. Lucy Gilbert
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 19:00to20:30
Pointe-Claire Public Library, Pointe-Claire Public Library, 100 Douglas Shand, Pointe-Claire, CA
Every year in Montreal, 350 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
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Unfortunately in 280 of these women, the diagnosis is made after the cancer has spread from the ovaries, attacked other important organs, and become incurable despite extensive surgery and repeated chemotherapy treatments.
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As stage I ovarian cancer is curable by surgery alone in over 90% of the cases, the key to saving lives is to increase the proportion of women diagnosed in stage I. The DOVE team has set up the world鈥檚 first ever Rapid Access Diagnostic Center for the early detection of ovarian cancer at the Royal Victoria Hospital.
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Join us to find out how DOVE can help you or someone you love.