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The SaskTel Centre will light up in teal on Thursday night for World Ovarian Cancer Day, and a Saskatoon woman wants to remind others that “there is still life and hope after diagnosis.”
Ralanda Hall is entering her fourth round of treatment. She received her diagnosis in 2018 after going to her doctor about a visible lump in her abdomen, which turned out to be an eight-pound ovarian tumour.
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Hall is now a passionate advocate for ovarian cancer awareness, using her story to educate others and push for earlier detection.
“My hope is that there would be, in the near future, a way to detect it and honestly have better treatments for ovarian cancer,” she said.
The Canadian Cancer Society estimated that in 2024, 3,000 women would be diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and approximately 2000 would die from it.
Hall said World Ovarian Cancer Day not only spreads awareness, but “brings the survivors together to tell our stories with each other (and) to see that there is hope beyond the statistics.”
The annual Ovarian Cancer Walk of Hope in Saskatoon. (Submitted)
Hall said ovarian cancer often goes undetected and cannot be detected by a Pap smear. She reminds women to seek advice from their doctors and get tested for ovarian cancer if they experience unusual symptoms for multiple weeks at a time.
Hall said her perspective on life changed after being diagnosed. She treasures time with family and friends, lets go of the little things, and never misses a chance to say “I love you.”
“Tomorrow is not a given,” she said, “live for today.”
Hall also stressed the importance of honouring those lost to ovarian cancer so they are never forgotten.
“There are things that they fought for (and) didn’t receive, that we can now get today,” Hall said.
“Because of their fight, I’m still fighting.”
The annual Ovarian Cancer Walk of Hope will take place in Saskatoon in September, marking a 20-year milestone.
