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 the editor: September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Ovarian cancer is one I pay attention to because ovarian cancer has affected my life. [Write … Continued
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 drawn at the end of September. #TealAppeal #TeamSherry #30DaysofTeal
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 get cancer too and raise symptom awareness! #30DaysofTeal #TealAppeal #TeamSherry
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 a fact about this disease. Share a photo on social media with the hashtag #wearteal to be included in our online roundup. #30DaysofTeal #WearTealDay
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 future health professionals are well equipped to recognize and treat this disease. If you are interested in meeting other women changing the face of this … Continued
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.
2015 marks the 10th anniversary of the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Oregon and Southwest Washington, a Partner Member organization dedicated to spreading awareness through education, providing support to women and their families, and advocating for awareness and research funding. When Diane Rader O’Conner met Diane Elizondo while undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer, they realized the … Continued
When WNY Ovarian Cancer Project co-founder Kathleen Maxian was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she felt overwhelmed by the amount of negative statistics and information she found on the internet. It took a long 6 months until she met a long-term ovarian cancer survivor who showed her survival was possible. Now a 6-year survivor, Kathleen says … Continued
When Turn The Towns Teal®’s founder Gail MacNeil was diagnosed with ovarian cancer almost eighteen years ago, she realized the need for ovarian cancer awareness and saw that nothing was being done that focused solely on ovarian cancer awareness. Turn The Towns Teal grew out of this idea, and has since become a national campaign … Continued
The Cindy Melancon Spirit Award commends and honors an individual for his or her commitment to the ovarian cancer community. The award is named after Cindy Melancon, a founder of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance and creator of the CONVERSATIONS! newsletter. The award has been given to many excellent ovarian cancer leaders throughout the years. Carey Fitzmaurice, survivor since 2006, is the founder of Teal Toes, a national non-profit organization dedicated to educating women about the symptoms of ovarian cancer. Since 2007, Teal Toes has been sending out symptom cards, and promoting education and awareness through its website and social media. Click the plus sign to read more.
After Susan Poorman Blackie’s diagnosis of ovarian cancer on Valentine’s Day in 2012 left her completely blindsided, she realized that she had to do something to improve the awareness and treatment options for ovarian cancer. Susan’s remarkable journey and commitment to making a difference in the lives of those with ovarian cancer led to the … Continued
The Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Greater Cincinnati (OCAGC) became a Partner Member of the Alliance in October 2010. “It’s been a very positive partnership,” says Martha Farr, an ovarian cancer survivor and co-chair of OCAGC’s Board of Trustees. The group started almost a decade ago, hosting an annual walk to raise awareness. Eventually, the volunteers … Continued
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