Dubbo's Terry White Chemmart Pharmacy in Delroy was awash with the colour teal on Friday for a charity fundraiser.
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February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month and staff at the local pharmacy baked cakes, slices and more to help raise much needed funds.
Terry White Chemmart Pharmacy owner Kaail Bohm said everyone in one way or another is touched by cancer so the morning tea's aim was to raise awareness.
All of the cakes and slices were made by the Terry White Chemmart Pharmacy staff. There was also a jellybean guessing competition and a raffle which will be drawn at the end of the month.
Mr Bohm said the morning tea aimed to get people thinking about looking after themselves, including going to their local GP.
"And if anything is abnormal then they shouldn't pass it off," he said.
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Mr Bohm thanked everyone for coming down that morning and supporting them.
Dubbo resident Brian Schloeffel was also in attendance at the morning tea.
Mr Schloeffel lost his wife, Noela, to ovarian cancer last June at just 69-years-old. Mr Schloeffel described Noela as he and his family's "treasure" and "rock."
"By the time it presents itself it is often too late," he said of the disease.
"It is the deadliest of the female cancers..."
Mr Schloeffel said a lot of people think ovarian cancer is an old woman's disease, but that is further from the truth.
By the time it presents itself it is often too late
- Brian Schloeffel
"The youngest patient that we know of is five-years-old," he said.
Mr Schloeffel described ovarian cancer as a "silent killer" and would like to see doctors perform a CAT scan immediately on women wanting to get tested to see if they have the disease.
"It means nothing if you feel well. Please, please, please just check and ask the doctor for a CAT scan," he said.
Mr Schloeffel hopes in the next five years there are changes around ovarian cancer, including t cell engineering which he says will get the body to fight the cancer and compulsory urine tests.
"We live in hope," he said.
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According to data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, there will be an estimated 1510 new cases of ovarian cancer diagnosed in females during 2019.
The data also estimates that 1046 females will die from ovarian cancer this year. Ovarian cancer was the 10th most commonly diagnosed cancer among females in Australia in 2015.
In 2019, it is estimated that it will remain the 10th most commonly diagnosed cancer among females.
Some of the symptoms of ovarian cancer include a change in bowel habits, unexplained weight gain or loss, excessive fatigue, lower back pain an indigestion or nausea.