Ovarian Cancer Awareness Event Slated for Sept. 12 at NCHC

Norwalk Community Health Center, Inc. (NCHC) clinicians and staff will be wearing teal ribbons on September 12, in observance of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. NCHC’s Women’s Health team will be providing free genetic history screening and information about ovarian cancer this Wednesday. The public event will be hosted by NCHC on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 from 10 am to 3 pm at 120 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk, CT 06854.

In addition to NCHC’s care team of OB/GYN, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurses and medical assistants, a genetic screening company representative will answer your questions about genetic risk factors for ovarian cancer and testing. The American Cancer Society will have information as well. Improving access to accurate information and early testing is one of the ways that NCHC, a nonprofit healthcare provider is dedicated to providing comprehensive medical and wellness care within reach of its 14,000 patients and helping its Greater Norwalk community achieve its best health.

Many people are not aware that the PAP test does not detect ovarian cancer. According to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, with almost 80% of women diagnosed in advanced stages of ovarian cancer, when prognosis is poor, we know that more needs to be done to spread awareness of this horrible disease that will take the lives of more than 14,000 women this year. That is why NCHC’s Women’s Health team is promoting genetic predisposition screening and understanding the importance of early detection to determine if further testing should be done.
For information and updates on some of the ways that NCHC is working to keep Norwalk and Fairfield County healthy, visit the NCHC website at www.norwalkchc.org .