CALL 1-877-OV-HOPE-1 (877-684-6731)
While any cancer diagnosis is a frightening and stressful experience, when the diagnosis is ovarian cancer, too many women have no place to turn for help in coping with their situation. While five-year survival rates exceed 90 percent in early-stage diagnoses, there is still no effective early-stage test for the disease, which often is not diagnosed until it reaches an advanced stage, when it is far more difficult to treat successfully.
Now CancerCare and its partners, L’Oréal Paris and the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, have launched the L’Oreal Paris OCRF Hope Line, a free telephone counseling and referral service staffed by CancerCare‘s professional oncology social workers, who can help address women’s concerns about an ovarian cancer diagnosis and identify resources to ensure they receive the best care possible.
Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer among U.S. women. This year, approximately 22,000 women will be diagnosed, and nearly 15,000 will lose their lives to the disease, according to the National Cancer Institute.
If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, call the Hope Line at 877-OV-HOPE-1 (877-684-6731). The line operates Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET.
