By Jenna Pizzi
Staff Writer
BURLINGTON – Fletcher Allen Health Care announced Wednesday that it has received a $90,000 gift to fund screening for ovarian cancer.
The gift from the Mary Haas Ovarian Cancer Early Detection Foundation is meant to help primary care providers with information they need to screen for ovarian cancer. The goal is to make ovarian cancer screening part of routine patient care.
The foundation was established in honor of Mary Haas, a long-time Vermont resident who died of ovarian cancer 15 months after being diagnosed in 2009.
“The Mary Haas Foundation is focused on saving lives now through early detection,” said Meredith Burak, foundation president and Haas’ daughter.
Ovarian cancer is often called a silent killer because 75 percent of those with the disease are not diagnosed until it has reached an advanced stage. If ovarian cancer can be caught early enough, the overall survival rate is 93 percent.
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