World Ovarian Cancer Day

May 8, 2026

Whereas Ovarian Cancer has no early detection testing, and

Whereas Ovarian Cancer symptoms are often confused with other less severe illnesses, and

Whereas Ovarian Cancer has the lowest survival rate of all female cancers, and

Whereas as many as 23 percent of women with Ovarian Cancer have an inherited genetic mutation, and

Whereas genetic testing is a way to identify people at high risk before they develop Ovarian Cancer

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, Sam Slade, Mayor of the Town of Carbonear do hereby proclaim Friday, May 8, 2026, World Ovarian Cancer Day.

I encourage all citizens of the Town of Carbonear and the province, to talk to their health providers about Ovarian Cancer and seek to learn more about the disease.

For more information, please visit: https://ovariancanada.org/