My Personal Fundraising Page

Dear Family and Friends

Welcome to my fundraising page for HOM Teal Strides for Ovarian Cancer! When you support the Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance through registration or a donation to my HOM Teal Strides page, you help fund critical research and programming for women and families impacted by ovarian cancer.

To date, there still is no reliable routine screening to detect Ovarian Cancer in it's earliest stages. However, through research and the generous support of MOCA, that day is on our doorstep. University of Minnesota researcher Amy Skubitz, partially funded by MOCA for several years, is making great strides in this critical area. 

"A study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School found a way to detect the presence of ovarian cancer in patients using Pap test samples, normally used to detect cervical cancer. Currently, no early warning system exists for ovarian cancer, which in 2021, is estimated to kill more than 13,700 women, according to the American Cancer Society.

“It is known as a ‘silent killer’ since women with early stages of ovarian cancer have symptoms that can often be confused with other ailments. Women are typically diagnosed when the cancer has progressed so far that other organs are involved, requiring major surgery and chemotherapy,” said Amy Skubitz, PhD, senior author of the study and professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. She is also the director of the Ovarian Cancer Early Detection Program at the U of M Medical School. “We set out to identify the proteins present in Pap test samples and cervical swabs to determine whether or not the same proteins are present in ovarian cancer tumor tissues.”

Please, donate today to help us make a difference in our fight against ovarian cancer! I am unable to attend this years walk on Saturday, Sept. 18 at Rosland Park in Edina, however  my family and I, are passionate on making a differance! We are not requesting doners to join our team, rather donate through this page, where all dollars will go to funding reseach in the fight against Ovarian Cancer!

Thank you for making a difference with us.

Wayne Rychwalski and Family

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  • Catherine Whiteman September 2021 $26.25
  • Lynn Zibell Thanks for the reminder, Wayne. Glad to donate to such a worthy cause. I have such a beautiful memory of walking with Jodie the year we were all up to join the family on the walk. Hope you got a lot of fishing in, even if you weren't able to go to your u September 2021 $105.00
  • Anonymous September 2021 $42.00
  • Shelly Monson September 2021
  • JAMES JANKIEWICZ In loving memory of Jodie Rychwalski September 2021
  • Elaine Sandberg Wonderful memories of a wonderful person. August 2021 $250.00
  • Wayne Rychwalski August 2021 $250.00
  • Pamela Petersen September 2021 $200.00
  • Lynn Zibell Thanks for the reminder, Wayne. Glad to donate to such a worthy cause. I have such a beautiful memory of walking with Jodie the year we were all up to join the family on the walk. Hope you got a lot of fishing in, even if you weren't able to go to your u September 2021 $105.00
  • Cindy Shilling Jodie fought this disease with such a beautiful grace and determination. Hopefully, with the assistance of MOCA funding, there will come a day when no one else will have to do so. Sure wish we could have grown old together, Jodie! August 2021 $105.00

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