Until early detection testing comes along (which hinges on more funding), the best advice survivors like Walker can offer is this: “Women need to advocate for themselves. Make your doctor prove to you that you don’t have ovarian cancer. Tell them, ‘You prove to me that I’m wrong.’”
Every 24 minutes, another woman is diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
“This has the potential to touch your life very closely,” Jimenez said. “And it is always a surprise.”
