Another Friday and another fabulous frock from my past. But before I tell you about it, here are this weeks facts about Ovarian Cancer you might not know…
- While cells in our body usually grow in a controlled and organised fashion, when they grow abnormally, they form a growth or tumour which can be benign or malignant. Benign tumours are not cancerous and do not spread. Ovarian cancer is a malignant tumour in one or both ovaries, which can continue to spread through the body if not treated.
- Did you know that Frocktober started with eight women sitting around a table in a 24-hour diner in Geelong? Their first Frocktober event held in 2007 raised $200.
- Symptoms are often vague and the warning signs associated with the disease—discomfort or pain in the abdomen or pelvis; feeling swollen or bloated; appetite loss or feeling full quickly; tiredness, and unexplained changes in weight—rarely set off alarm bells. As a result, women or their doctors sometimes mistakenly attribute the symptoms to other gastrointestinal problems or common female complaints, and delay taking further steps.
- Over 50% of the community incorrectly believes a Pap smear will diagnose ovarian cancer.
- Each year, around 1,600 Australian women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
- Ovarian cancer is the eighth most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australian females, but the most lethal gynaecological cancer.
- Recent research suggests that many ovarian cancers start in the fallopian tubes. It should not be confused with cervical cancer which originates in the cervix.
Want to help raise funds and awareness for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation? You can donate by clicking the link below:
https://www.frocktober.org.au/my-fundraising/447/emma-lea
Now about my frock…this was back in the nineties and just look at those puffed sleeves! It was made for me by a good friend of my mum’s and it was for my mum’s wedding. The one and only time I was a bridesmaid!
I even had my shoes covered in matching fabric and the flowers on my shoes matched the flowers in my hair. And it was obviously in my signature colour…PINK!