Paying it Forward: A Young Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis with a Rare Ending

Julie McMullen, then 27, experienced severe abdominal cramping. After four trips to the ER, it was decided that she undergo laparoscopic surgery to remove what was believed to be a cyst. After surgery, Julie woke up to a room full of family and friends. She had ovarian cancer. Dr. Krivak of Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC came to the rescue and removed the cancer while saving one of her ovaries. Today, Julie is healthy and pregnant, and had a healthy baby boy, Richard, in January 2011. Julie and her husband, Mike, continue to raise funds for women's cancer research. http://www.mwrif.org