About education
Education: Promote early detection
- Educating women at large
- Educating women and families at risk
- Educating health care providers
COCA members want to raise public awarenss of ovarian cancer by educating doctors, health care providers and the public. Ovarian cancer is difficult to diagnose because signs and symptoms are usually vague and subtle and ore often confused with other forms of disease such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
We encourage women to be aware of the signs because early detection is the key to saving lives. Often women are diagnosed in advanced stages of this cancer when hope for long term survival is reduced. Our goal is to empower women to take charge of their health and be advocates for their medical care. Our mission is to provide women with the knowledge they need in order to make better-informed health decisions - decisions that could save their lives.
COCA participates in the 9Health Fair in the metro Denver area by invitation, and hopes to continue to get the word out through this yearly event.
The COCA Speakers Bureau is available to speak to your group or community gathering about the signs, symptoms and effects of ovarian cancer. more>>
We also encourage doctors and health care providers to know the symptoms. We help provide them with the most up-to-date information about ovarian cancer through our Survivor's Teaching Students program. more>>