{"id":1362,"date":"2009-09-15T02:48:58","date_gmt":"2009-09-15T09:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=1362"},"modified":"2021-03-17T19:15:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T02:15:49","slug":"september-is-ovarian-cancer-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2009\/09\/15\/september-is-ovarian-cancer-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/ovarian_cancer_awareness.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6845\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2009\/09\/15\/september-is-ovarian-cancer-awareness-month\/ovarian_cancer_awareness\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/ovarian_cancer_awareness.jpg?fit=120%2C200\" data-orig-size=\"120,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ovarian_cancer_awareness\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/ovarian_cancer_awareness.jpg?fit=120%2C200\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6845\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/ovarian_cancer_awareness.jpg?resize=120%2C200\" alt=\"ovarian cancer awareness\" width=\"120\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI&#8217;m still mulling recipe ideas for the O Foods Contest, but in the meantime, I&#8217;ll go ahead and post this notice to spread the word.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><strong>CONTEST RULES<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>O Foods Contest for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month<\/strong><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">September is <strong>Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month<\/strong>, and for the second year in a row, Sara of <a title=\"ms adventures in italy\" href=\"http:\/\/msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ms Adventures in Italy<\/a> and Michelle of <a title=\"bleeding espresso\" href=\"http:\/\/bleedingespresso.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bleeding Espresso<\/a> are hosting the O Foods Contest to raise awareness of this important health issue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There are <strong>TWO WAYS<\/strong> to take part in the O Foods Contest:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>ONE:<\/strong> Post a recipe to your blog using a <strong>food that starts or ends with the letter O<\/strong> <em>(e.g., oatmeal, orange, okra, octopus, olive, onion, potato, tomato)<\/em>; <strong>include this entire text box in the post<\/strong>; and <strong>send your post url along with a photo (100 x 100) <\/strong>to <strong>ofoods[at]gmail[dot]com<\/strong> by <strong>11:59 pm (Italy time)<\/strong> on <strong>Monday, September 28, 2009<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PRIZES for recipe posts: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st: Signed copy of <a title=\"Dolce Italiano by Gina DePalma\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0393061000?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=bleedingespre-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0393061000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Dolce Italiano: Desserts from the Babbo Kitchen<\/em><\/a> by <strong>Gina DePalma<\/strong>, Executive Pastry Chef of Babbo Ristorante in NYC, who is currently battling ovarian cancer, inspired this event, and<strong> will be choosing her favorite recipe for this prize<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>2nd: Signed copy of <em><a id=\"nu3w\" title=\"Molto Italiano: 327 Easy Italian Recipes to Cook at Home\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0060734922?tag=bleedingespre-20&amp;camp=0&amp;creative=0&amp;linkCode=as1&amp;creativeASIN=0060734922&amp;adid=0Y4VYN3W8J48SG6B8X71&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home<\/a><\/em> by Mario Batali (winner chosen by Sara);<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>3rd: Signed copy of <a id=\"t3ps\" title=\"Vino Italiano: The Regional Italian Wines of Italy by Joseph Bastianich\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1400097746?tag=bleedingespre-20&amp;camp=0&amp;creative=0&amp;linkCode=as1&amp;creativeASIN=1400097746&amp;adid=1JWV7E57CEEGE8M5N7X7&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Vino Italiano: The Regional Italian Wines of Italy<\/em><\/a> by Joseph Bastianich (winner chosen by Michelle).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>OR<\/strong><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>TWO:<\/strong> If you\u2019re not into the recipe thing, <strong>simply post this entire text box in a post on your blog<\/strong> to help spread the word and <strong>send your post url <\/strong>to <strong>ofoods[at]gmail[dot]com<\/strong> by <strong>11:59 pm (Italy time)<\/strong> on <strong>Monday, September 28, 2009<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Awareness posts PRIZE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One winner chosen at random will receive a <a id=\"jr0e\" title=\"Teal Toes tote bag\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cafepress.com\/tealtoes.265681509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teal Toes tote bag<\/a> filled with ovarian cancer awareness goodies that you can spread around amongst your friends and family.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">From the <a title=\"OCRF\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ocrf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ovarian Cancer Research Fund<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancers in the United States and is the fifth leading cause of cancer death among U.S. women; a woman\u2019s lifetime risk of ovarian cancer is 1 in 67.<\/li>\n<li>The <a id=\"kzfa\" title=\"symptoms of ovarian cancer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ocrf.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=category&amp;layout=blog&amp;id=42&amp;Itemid=294\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">symptoms of ovarian cancer<\/a> are often vague and subtle, making it difficult to diagnose, but include bloating, pelvic and\/or abdominal pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly; and urinary symptoms (urgency or frequency).<\/li>\n<li>There is no effective screening test for ovarian cancer but there are tests which can detect ovarian cancer when patients are at high risk or have early symptoms.<\/li>\n<li>In spite of this, patients are usually diagnosed in advanced stages and only 45% survive longer than five years. Only 19% of cases are caught before the cancer has spread beyond the ovary to the pelvic region.<\/li>\n<li>When ovarian cancer is detected and treated early on, the five-year survival rate is greater than 92%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And remember, you can also always <strong>donate to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund<\/strong> at our page through <strong><a title=\"First giving donations page for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month\" href=\"http:\/\/www.firstgiving.com\/ovariancancerawarenessmonth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FirstGiving<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Please help spread the word about ovarian cancer.<br \/>\nTogether we can make enough noise to kill this silent killer.<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m still mulling recipe ideas for the O Foods Contest, but in the meantime, I&#8217;ll go ahead and post this notice to spread the word. 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