On July 31st, 2016, Kathie Arseno Wellness teamed up with Crunch Norwood for four amazing fitness classes where all of the proceeds raised were donated to T.E.A.L.®. They were able to raise $150! Thank you Crunch Norwood and the amazing hosts, Kathie Arseno and Quani Robinson from the hit reality television show on VH1, Black Ink Crew.
On Friday July 29th, 2016, Whitesboro ®T.E.A.L. Walk Organizer and Volunteer Sarah Firsching represented ®T.E.A.L. at Savanah’s Annual Lemonade Stand & Bake Sale. This event raises money for childhood cancer research one cup at a time. Although Ovarian Cancer is typically diagnosed in women in their 50’s, girls as young as 8 years old have been documented with this diagnosis. Sarah participated in this event by sharing information on the signs, symptoms, and risk factors for Ovarian Cancer and inviting the community to attend the 2nd Annual ®T.E.A.L. Walk in Whitesboro, NY on September 10th, 2016. Register today at www.tealwalk.org/whitesboro.
Tell Every Amazing Lady® is releasing a series of six educational PSA videos throughout 2016 sponsored by Aspira Labs. The fourth of the series is called “All Joking Aside” featuring two T.E.A.L.® survivors and Ellen Karis, the Greek Goddess of Comedy. Please watch and share this video to help us #TellEveryAmazingLady. You just might save a life today!
On July 28th, 2016, T.E.A.L.® was honored to ring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) opening bell with our ®T.E.A.L. board, survivors, staff, volunteers, interns and loyal supporters to promote Ovarian Cancer awareness. View pictures here and watch here.
As articulated on https://www.nyse.com/events/2947081152/TEAL-Rings-The-NYSE-Opening-Bell, T.E.A.L. ® is the foundation behind T.E.A.L.® Walks and Runs in the United States for Ovarian Cancer, a disease which currently does NOT have an accurate screening test. T.E.A.L.® raises awareness and education about signs, symptoms and risk factors while providing support to survivors and funding medical research. T.E.A.L.® recently released news on a groundbreaking T.E.A.L.® funded medical discovery for this important women’s health issue. Thank you to the NYSE for honoring T.E.A.L.® with this Amazing opportunity.
T.E.A.L.® Funded Research Presented at the 2016 Society of Gynecologic Oncologists Meeting
To improve the diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer, T.E.A.L.® short for Tell Every Amazing Lady® funded Drs. Barbara Goff and Renata Urban from the University of Washington to study the prospective use of a Symptom Index in addition to tumor markers and a multivariate biomarker, Overa™ — a recently FDA-cleared multivariate blood test — in women undergoing surgery for a pelvic mass.
A Symptom Index is considered positive if a woman experiences any one of six symptoms (bloating, increased abdominal sized, difficulty eating, feeling full quickly, pelvic or abdominal pain) more than 12 times in a month and for a duration of less than a year.
The study enrolled 218 women, all who had a blood draw for tumor/biomarkers and completed a Symptom Index. Study results presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s 47th Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer in San Diego found that the Symptom Index improved the diagnostic accuracy of all tumor/biomarkers to detect malignancy. In addition, the combination of the Symptom Index and Overa™ allowed for a personalized approach to assessing the risk of malignancy. “I believe that there is enormous potential when advocacy and science team up together,” said Dr. Goff, UW professor of obstetrics and gynecology. “Our T.E.A.L.® Foundation grant allowed us to focus on issues that are important to patients but not always funded by the scientific community. Our goal was to assess how symptoms impacted several different combinations of biologic assays to detect Ovarian Cancer in women with a pelvic mass. As I think the survivor community has expressed over and over, symptoms are important and help informed physicians make a diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer.” Goff said that a positive Symptom Index improved the diagnostic accuracy of the multivariate assay as well as standard tumor markers to distinguish benign from malignant ovarian masses.
“Our research reinforces that symptoms play an important role in diagnosis,” she said. “In addition, we found that in women with symptoms, using CA125 and HE4 may be an excellent screening test for primary care physicians to evaluate for the possibility of Ovarian Cancer in women with a positive Symptom Index .”
On July 20th, 2016, ®T.E.A.L. hosted two successful Fun Raising events to spread awareness and education about Ovarian Cancer to the Red Bank, New Jersey community. The night kicked off at Alex and Ani in Red Bank where attendees enjoyed refreshments and small bites, while shopping with others who share your passion for giving back. 15% of all proceeds were donated to ®T.E.A.L. This event was followed by a Redbank NJ Pinot Palette’s ticketed fundraiser next door which included painting, snacks, and raffle prizes. Special Thanks to Trollbeads. Attendees were able to shop the trollbeads table at Pinot’s Palette where a portion of the proceeds were donated to ®T.E.A.L. All Attendees received a 20% off coupon for a future trollbeads purchase. Thank you to all the amazing people who showed their support these events!
On Wednesday, July 20th, 2016 from 6-8pm, come sip refreshments, snack on small bites, and shop with others who share your passion for giving back at Alex and Ani Red Bank (12 Broad Street,Red Bank, NJ 07701). 15% of all proceeds will be donated to ®T.E.A.L (excluding Charity by Design, affinity, and bangle of the month) . This event has no admission fee and open to all ages. Please RSVP to reserve your spot at info@tealwalk.org. This event will be followed by a Redbank NJ Pinot Palette’s ticketed fundraiser next door ($48 per person – learn more).
There will be a Survivor Raffle at the 8th Annual Brooklyn ®T.E.A.L. Walk/Run (9/10/2016). Our Definition of a Survivor: is an “Amazing Lady” who at any time in her life has been diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. This prize entitles the bearer to free registration for the “nicest room in town” for Stowe Weekend of Hope 2017 in Vermont (May 5th to May 7th, 2017). No deposit or online registration required. This prize includes local Vermont gift certificates to Laughing Moon Chocolates VT, Stowe Cider, Ben & Jerry’s, & Shaws General Store donated by GoStowe Vermont. On the day of our event, please visit the survivor booth to enter to win this raffle prize.
On on July 1st, 2016, the Glens Falls Dragons played the Utica Blue Sox at Donovan Stadium in Utica, NY on TEAL Night. The TEAL Night educated men and women about Ovarian Cancer. A booth was set up at the game with registration forms for the 2nd Annual Whitesboro ®T.E.A.L. Walk on September 10th, 2016. This booth also shared awareness information about the signs, symptoms, and risk factors for Ovarian Cancer. A survivor of Ovarian Cancer, and part of the ®T.E.A.L. Walk volunteer group – Adeline VanDyke had the honor of throwing out the first pitch of the game. Learn more here!
