OCRF Now Accepting Applications for 2016 Research Grants

KVIA-TV ABC-7 News El Paso recently featured OCRA-funded researcher Daniel Heller, PhD, and his team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, whose innovative work is bringing new hope for detecting ovarian cancer at its earliest stages through a simple blood test. Dr. Heller’s research lab is developing a liquid biopsy that uses nanosensors and artificial intelligence (AI) to measure multiple proteins … Continued

This article was updated in October 2025 to reflect NCCN’s release of the 2025 Guidelines for Uterine Cancer Patients. OCRA is a proud sponsor of the 2025 Patient Guidelines for Cervical, Ovarian, and Uterine Cancer. We believe ensuring access to clear, understandable information is critical. NCCN provides wonderful guides for anyone newly diagnosed to help … Continued

In a recent article for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Jeff Guttenfelder spoke with journalist Ciara McCarthy about losing his late wife, Ni, to ovarian cancer, and how he is channeling his grief into action through participation in OCRA’s Survivors Teaching Students program. Read the article “Fort Worth man’s wife died of ovarian cancer” in the … Continued