OCRA
News & Updates
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Ovarian Cancer Resources & Support
OCRA is committed to offering patients, caregivers and friends the most up to date information about ovarian cancer, helpful resources, and options for support…
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Speaking Out for Those Who Can’t | OCRA Advocate Leader
In 2005, Denise Lobodinski’s sister Renee was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the age of 47. That same year, their father was diagnosed with prostate cancer…
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Survey: Navigating Treatment in the Time of Covid-19
Covid-19 has disrupted nearly every aspect of life as we know it, and navigating a diagnosis and treatment for ovarian cancer – already a game changer – has been impacted as well…
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When a Virus is a Good Thing | Meet a Scientist
Scared. Overwhelmed. Exhausted. Befuddled. These are common words one might use to describe how we feel during this unprecedented time in history…
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Raising Awareness of the Unseen, Giving Voice to the Unheard | Survivor Stories
The world works in ironic and sometimes painful ways Yvette Jives, a nurse and social worker in North Carolina, has spent a lifetime helping others…
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Niraparib Receives FDA Approval as First-Line Maintenance Therapy for Advanced Ovarian Cancer
(May 4, 2020) On April 29th, the Food and Drug Administration approved niraparib (Zejula, GlaxoSmithKline) as a first-line maintenance treatment for advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or…
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