KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

It’s the fifth-leading cancer-related death for women, and a support group brought attention to the disease in downtown Knoxville Monday evening.

“It was a little bit surreal because I knew I was sick and I couldn’t get better, but I never expected the cancer word,” Sheila Hutchison said.

Hutchison was diagnosed with Stage 4 ovarian cancer back in 2022. She said she beat the disease in 2023, but the cancer came back last year.

That’s why Hutchison joined Tennessee in Teal’s Ovarian Cancer Walk in downtown Knoxville.

“Because I’m happy that I have continued to battle the disease,” she said. “For me, the walk is a victory in being able to to walk the street and see the lights turn blue and be able to be here with the

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