CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) --Starting Friday, downtown Chicago will be splashed in teal.
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month. Several downtown buildings will be turning their lights teal in support.
This year alone, more than 19,000 women will be diagnosed and 12,000 will die from ovarian cancer.
There is no definitive test for the disease and symptoms are generic-bloating, urinary difficulties and fatigue.
Dr. Nita Lee, Gynecologic Oncology Specialist with UChicago Medicine, said it's important to see your doctor and insist on more tests.
"If you're having like a new symptom, that persistent that's happening daily or at least two or three times a week, if not more, that's kind of something to say hey, something's not right and I'm not going to ignore that."
Jenn Szwajkowski, 54 was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer three years ago. She also said it's important to be an advocate for yourself and see a doctor.
"How many times the symptoms for this are misdiagnosed and when you know that you don't feel right and something is not right."
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