Minnesotans are rallying around a cancer difficult to treat and detect: ovarian cancer.

World Ovarian Cancer Day is Thursday, and to mark the occasion, the Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance is hosting a gala and silent auction to help raise funds for research.

The gala is scheduled for May 9 at Quincy Hall in Northeast Minneapolis, while the silent auction is already live online.

Links to the gala and silent auction can be found by clicking here.