Teal Toes!

Did you know that September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month? Inspired by Teal Toes, Inc., the (female) staff at Cancer Services painted our toenails various shades of teal, the ovarian cancer color.

To learn more about this unique endeavor to spread awareness about the "whispering killer," check out Teal Toes, Inc.

from the American Cancer Society:


American Cancer Society Report Finds Signs that Cancer Progress Could Stall
"An annual report from the American Cancer Society finds that despite recent declines in cancer death rates, there are worrisome signs that progress could stall."

Many Women Undertreated for Ovarian Cancer
"The study of hospital data from nine states found that women who were over 70, of African American or Hispanic race, or insured by Medicaid, were at greatest risk for undertreatment."


from National Public Radio:

Podcast from Journalist, Leroy Shievers, entitled My Cancer
"Leroy Sievers has spent a long career as a journalist covering war, genocide and natural disasters. Now after decades of observing other people's deaths, he is forced to contemplate his own. He's fighting cancer."