ORLANDO, Fla. – Every seven minutes a woman or girl is diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer, which affect a woman's reproductive organs.
But many women aren't educated about these cancers or their symptoms.
On Wednesday, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs signed a proclamation declaring September Gynecological Cancer Awareness month.
To bring awareness, on Thursday, Local 6 is teaming up with the Women and Girls Cancer Alliance to host a phone bank.
Bonnie Donihi is a three-time ovarian cancer survivor and also executive director of the organization.
"I'm blessed to sit here and talk to you today, most women don't have the chance," says Donihi. She's battled it for 18 years and says its a cancer that is particularly deadly.
"75 percent will be diagnosed in late stage and of out of that 75 percent, 60 percent will die within five years."
Donihi says talking about what happens below women's waists is often off topic, something she wants to change.
"We're the organization that says 'YooHoo! How's your Hoo Hoo?'" she said.
The phone bank will have three nurses available to answer questions between 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. The number to call is 888-436-6665.
"Its a community service to help raise awareness and answer questions women have that they come up with," she said.
The symptoms for gynecologic cancer can be subtle, like bloating, back or abdominal pain, or abnormal bleeding.
For more information on The Women and Girls Cancer Alliance and their future events, click here.