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Lacing up for a cure: Beauty Point woman running for Ovarian Cancer.

Published On: November 7, 2023

Mosman woman Julia Hammond is running almost 200km to raise money for Ovarian Cancer.

By ANNA USHER

Beauty Point resident Julia Hammans set herself an epic running challenge in the name of charity.

The 23-year-old Medical Science student is running eight kilometres, every eight hours, for eight days in the name of Ovarian Cancer research.

After losing her mum to the insidious disease in 2022, Julia is traversing Sydney in honour of all those diagnosed and has already raised almost $8,500 this week.

Julia is running in our local neighbourhood until Sunday 12 November.

“I’m running a total of 24km a day for eight days straight, which is more than 4.5 marathons, and almost 200km,” she said.

“It’s further than running Sydney to Wollongong and back, or from Sydney to Bathurst.”

“I’m doing this challenge for my incredible Mum who passed away last February after being diagnosed with Stage 4 Ovarian cancer at the age of 53 in 2016,” Julia said.

Ovarian cancer is currently the deadliest female cancer and has one of the lowest survival rates of any cancer in Australia.

Unlike many other cancers, the survival rate has only slightly improved in recent decades. This is partly because there is no early detection test, meaning that 75% of cases are diagnosed in an advanced stage – Stages 3 and 4.

Combined with the aggressive nature of ovarian cancer, Julia said, the five-year survival rate for women diagnosed with late stage is just 25%.

Ovarian cancer is currently the deadliest female cancer and has one of the lowest survival rates of any cancer in Australia.

Funds raised during this running challenge will go the ovarian cancer research at the UNSW gynaecological lab, lead by Dr. Caroline Ford.

“These contributions are poised to make a significant difference in the quest to develop an early detection test,” Julia said.

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“My family misses mum endlessly, and I’m doing this to make her proud and raise money for developing an early detection test for Ovarian Cancer,” Julia said.

Please give generously to Julia’s fundraiser, which runs until November 12.

About Ovarian Cancer

Unlike many other cancers, the rate of survival has only slightly improved in recent decades. This is partly due to the fact that there is no early detection test, meaning that 70% of cases are diagnosed in an advanced stage – Stages 3 and 4.

Combined with the aggressive nature of ovarian cancer, the five-year survival rate for women diagnosed with late-stage is 25%.

There is currently no way of detecting ovarian cancer in the early stages, but with increased awareness and funding for research, this is a possibility.