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February 2020
February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month is held each year in Australia to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, to share the stories of real women affected by the disease, to highlight the risk factors for ovarian cancer and educate Australians on ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment. Ovarian cancer is still the deadliest women’s cancer. Unfortunately, this has not changed in 30 years. Every day in Australia, four women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer and three will die from the disease. In 2018, Ovarian…
Find out more »March 2020
March Melanoma
Melanoma March is in its tenth year and is Melanoma Institute Australia’s major annual fundraising campaign. Each Melanoma March brings together melanoma patients, their families, and local communities to raise awareness and funds for research to reach our goal of zero deaths from melanoma. Last year, over 7,000 people from every state and territory supported Melanoma March. In 2020, we invite you to march with us, so everyone survives. Every five hours, one Australian dies from melanoma. It is expected that there will be over…
Find out more »Run 4 Jess
Run 4 Jess is a fun run and walk on Saturday, 21 March 2020, held in memory of Jess Clark who died of cancer in March 2013, and to raise funds for the C5c Oncology Ward at Westmead Hospital. Participants of all ages are welcome to take part in the eighth "Run for Jess" fun run hosted by Girraween Athletics Club at CV Kelly Park Girraween. There is a perpetual trophy awarded to the winner of the 4km race, but…
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