#30DaysofTeal: Day 11
#30DaysofTeal: Day 11
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#30DaysofTeal: Day 9
#30DaysofTeal: Day 9
Clinical trials help pave the way for better treatments and diagnostic tests for ovarian cancer, but there are many myths about clinical trial participation out there. Get the facts and … Continued
#30DaysofTeal: Day 8
#30DaysofTeal: Day 8
Are you getting all the care you need as an ovarian cancer patient or survivor? Check out these care continuums defining the full range of services that women with or … Continued
Q&A with OCRFA Grantee Kris Wood, PhD
Q&A with OCRFA Grantee Kris Wood, PhD
Q&A with Kris Wood, PhD Duke University 2015 Liz Tilberis Award OCRFA: Tell me about yourself. Kris Wood: I grew up in Georgetown, KY, a rural town in the … Continued
Sherry Pollex and the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance laun...
Sherry Pollex and the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance launch “The Teal Appeal” to raise ovarian cancer awareness
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 2, 2015 Sherry Pollex and the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance launch “The TealAppeal” to raise ovarian cancer awarenessPollex, Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, Martin Truex Jr., and Danica … Continued
#30DaysofTeal: Day 7
#30DaysofTeal: Day 7
This Labor Day, join us in thanking the people that work to improve the lives of women with ovarian cancer. Take a minute today to thank a doctor, a nurse, … Continued
#30DaysofTeal: Day 6
#30DaysofTeal: Day 6
Get your community involved in National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month by writing a Letter to the Editor to your local newspaper! Here’s a template you can start from. #30DaysofTeal To … Continued
#30DaysofTeal: Day 5 (action 2)
#30DaysofTeal: Day 5 (action 2)
Donate $10 to the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance today for your chance to win a 2016 Race Experience and meet Danica Patrick and Martin Truex Jr! Two winners will be … Continued
#30DaysofTeal: Day 5 (action 1)
#30DaysofTeal: Day 5 (action 1)
We are SO EXCITED to announce that we’ve teamed up with Sherry Pollex, ovarian cancer survivor, to launch the Teal Appeal: A campaign dedicated to letting people know that ovaries … Continued
#30DaysofTeal: Day 4
#30DaysofTeal: Day 4
It’s Wear Teal Day! The ladies of OCNA are out and about today getting creative with TEAL! Show us your TEAL—the awareness color for ovarian cancer—and tell everyone you see … Continued
#30DaysofTeal: Day 3
#30DaysofTeal: Day 3
Our Survivors Teaching Students: Saving Women’s Lives® program has educated tens of thousands of future health professionals to recognize the signs of ovarian cancer. We need your help to ensure … Continued
Teaming Up Against Ovarian Cancer
Teaming Up Against Ovarian Cancer
Check out this guest post by Alan D. D’Andrea, MD, and Elizabeth M. Swisher, MD from the SU2C-OCRF-OCNA-NOCC Dream Team that originally appeared on Cancer Research Catalyst, the official blog of the American Association for Cancer Research, the Scientific Partner of Stand Up 2 Cancer. September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, when we scientists and advocates renew our determination to find new solutions to this devastating disease. This year we are pleased to have seen some encouraging signs. At the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in April, scientists reported that a combination of two drugs, olaparib and BKM120, showed clinical benefit for women with high-grade serous ovarian cancer (as well as women with triple-negative breast cancer). Click plus sign to read on.