SOMERSET, Ky. (LEX 18) — Survivors and supporters gathered in downtown Somerset Monday evening to participate in the "Turn the Towns Teal" movement, placing teal ribbons throughout the community to raise awareness for ovarian cancer during September's Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

Organizer Wendy Monsanto, a five-year ovarian cancer survivor, brought the national awareness campaign to Somerset four years ago after seeing it in Lexington.

"I've been dealing with this for five years, I've actually lost my hair twice going through chemo, I'm taking a small break now but I'm still fighting," Monsanto said. "I wanted to be a part of that, I wanted to raise awareness, so the next year I brought it down here."

Monsanto described reaching the five-year milestone as significant but sobering.

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