West Virginia’s Ovarian Cancer Initiative, “Reaching Out”, is operated and directed by the Marshall University School of Medicine for the West Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Program and in conjunction with the Mountains of Hope Cancer Coalition.

Ovarian cancer was the sixth leading cause of cancer incidence and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality for women in WV during the years of 1998-2002. Cancer of the ovary was diagnosed at a regional or distant state in 68% of cases during 1999-2003 when the cancer is most difficult to treat.

For more information on WV’s Ovarian Cancer Initiative, please  contact Caroline Schlatt at (304) 399-6562 or visit our website.

Click here to review the grant opportunity available through Reaching Out (applications are due October 15, 2008).

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.  Click here for the Ovarian Cancer Proclamation from WV Governor Joe Manchin III.