I'm back and I'm Pissed Off.

Yeah, you heard me right.

It has been a hell of a year. I lost my mom, lost my girlfriend faced the terrible economy and had heart surgery. I am done whining now.

It is time to focus on an issue and force change.

The issue:

Ovarian Cancer.

The basics:

There is currently no early detection test for ovarian cancer. Pap tests do not detect ovarian cancer. Until there is a test, the key to early diagnosis is awareness. And the key to awareness is knowing the subtle symptoms of ovarian cancer and urging women to take early action and live.

In women age 35-74, ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths. An estimated one woman in 58 will develop ovarian cancer during her lifetime. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2008, there will be 21,650 new cases of ovarian cancer and 15,520 women will die from ovarian cancer.

Because each woman diagnosed with ovarian cancer has a different profile, it is impossible to give a general prognosis. If diagnosed and treated early, when the cancer is confined to the ovary, the 5-year survival rate is more than 90 percent...9 out of 10 women are cured. Unfortunately, due to ovarian cancer's non-specific symptoms and lack of early detection tests, only 19 percent of all cases are found at this early stage. If caught in stage III or higher, the survival rate can be as low as 29 percent.