During my years within the tourism industry, I have noticed a gap in the “APPRECIATION” about what this industry does and how hard everyone works to sustain it. Through a relative, I have had a personal connection to the realities of ovarian cancer and would like to combine these causes into the one awareness event.

The week will join together airlines, travel agents, hotels & accommodation owners, tour operators and all industry associations in showing gratitude for all the hard work we do, while creating awareness and raising funds for Ovarian Cancer Australia.

Dates for the week are proposed for Spring 2011 with further details to follow.

If you would like to become involved or a sponsor of the week, please contact Blooming Tourism for further details.

Ovarian Cancer Statistics

•	There is no reliable detection test for ovarian cancer (the Pap test does not detect the disease)
•	Each year more than 1200 Australian women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer and 800 women will die from the disease*
•	On average 3 Australian women are diagnosed every day*
•	Ovarian cancer is the 6th most common cause of cancer death in Australian women*
•	Approximately 75% of women are diagnosed at an advanced stage, where the cancer has spread and is difficult to treat successfully*
•	If ovarian cancer is diagnosed early, up to 80% of women will be alive and well after five years*

* Ovarian Cancer in Australia: An Overview 2010 A report by Australian Institute of Health & Welfare and National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC is now part of Cancer Australia)

Ovarian Cancer Symptoms