Paula’s Promise is a nonprofit organization created to inform men and women about Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer. We also help support research, those who are battling the disease, survivors of the disease and anyone else needing support while going through cancer treatment.

Ovarian cancer facts

• Only 15% of ovarian cancer cases are diagnosed in the early stages
• Every 23 minutes another woman is diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the U.S.
• 1 in 78 women will develop ovarian cancer in her lifetime
• A woman’s lifetime risk of dying from ovarian cancer is 1 in 108
• Nearly 70% of women are diagnosed with cancer in advanced stages
• 5th leading cause of cancer related deaths in women
• The PAP test does not detect Ovarian cancer

SIgns & Symptoms

• • Feeling the need to urinate urgently or often
  • Trouble eating or feeling full quickly
  • Pelvic or abdominal pain
  • Bloating