Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month this matters because this year alone as many as 22,000 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer. That’s a lot of women, maybe even some women you know and love. Sadly, many women don’t know all the risk factors, support options, or issues surrounding ovarian cancer.

In order to educate women about this important topic, Seventh Generation has teamed up with the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) and has dedicated September 1st, 2009 as “Let’s Talk… Period” Day. The goal is to educate women about ovarian cancer and to raise funds that will support this education.

Head to the  “Let’s Talk… Period” Day website on September 1st (tomorrow) and register your email address. For each person who registers, Seventh Generation will make a $1 donation to the OCRF, with an overall donation of $22,000 representing the women that will be diagnosed this year. The website offers useful information on ovarian cancer signs, symptoms, risk factors and prevention, plus plenty of videos about healthier female care products.

As a thank you for logging in and participating, Seventh Generation will be giving each registrant a coupon for their organic cotton tampons that are not bleached with chlorine, free of rayon and don’t contain added perfumes or dyes. See the video below to find out what’s in most tampons…