Imagine a Day for Yourself!

 Sunday, May 18, 2008
11:00 am to 7:00 pm 

Salon Amarti
1322 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA  22314

Facial, hair, massage, nails, makeup and wig consultation. 

Get a gift certificate for that special someone for Mother's Day. 
Call Rachel or Amanda at 703.535.8100 for details on gift certificates or to make an appointment

Support ovarian and gynecologic cancer awareness (40% of proceeds benefit Rhonda's Club.  

What's New in Ovarian & Gynecologic Cancers

John Elkas, M.D.

Plan to attend this session for the latest news straight from the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) annual meeting. 

6:30 to 8:00 pm

Auditorium 
George Washington University Hospital
900 23rd St. N.W.
Washington, DC  
at the Foggy Bottom Metro Station

Walk ins welcome 
or register at 202.332.3358 (leave message)

Exciting News!  
Oral Contraceptives Reduce Ovarian Cancers  

In the prestigious journal, The Lancet (Jan 26, 2008), a team of British scientist reported on a case control meta analysis and found, that the "use of oral contraceptives confers long-term protection against ovarian cancer. These findings suggest that oral contraceptives have already prevented some 200,000 ovarian cancers and 100,000 deaths from the disease, and that over the next few decades the number of cancers prevented will rise to at least 30,000 per year."  

"The longer that women had used oral contraceptives, the greater the reduction in ovarian cancer risk (p<0·0001). This reduction in risk persisted for more than 30 years after oral contraceptive use had ceased but became somewhat attenuated over time..."

Links to read more:   
               Web MD news article       Abstract, The Lancet.  

Great News! Ovarian Cancer Symptoms Revealed

 Consensus Statement on Ovarian Cancer Symptoms offers hope to women.  

Consensus Statement was issued by three authoritative groups (Society of Gynecologic Oncology, American Cancer Society, Gynecologic Cancer Foundation) and co-signed by many more.  

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Facts

Each year, over 82,000 women are diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer.  

An estimated 23,000 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2007.  (ACS estimates)

Annually, an estimated 15,000 will perish.  Approximately 575 in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland combined.