When Joan Sagan was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1999, she was devastated. After more than 20 years working as an oncology nurse, Joan knew how deadly this disease could be. Her sisters, however, knew very little about ovarian cancer. They were surprised to learn that there is no early detection test, unlike breast and … Continued
Robin Cohen was working as an oncology nurse when one of her favorite patients, Sandy Rollman, passed away at age 33 from ovarian cancer. Robin’s work with Sandy and Sandy’s sister Adriana Way made her realize how few resources were available to women with this disease. “It was hard to even find a survivor for … Continued
Laura Stecher founded the Ovarian Cancer Orange County Alliance (OCOCA) in 2003 with friends from her support group. Today, she is a ten-year survivor—and one of only three surviving from their original group of eight. Whenever Laura gets burned out from her work on ovarian cancer, something happens to reenergize her. “I feel like those … Continued
Ray Ramano supports ovarian cancer initiatives in honor of his cousin, Linda, an ovarian cancer survivor and Director of Survivors Teaching Students SM, an Ovarian Cancer National Alliance program.
Support Dave Bautista’s Mission to Cure Ovarian Cancer Every 23 minutes, another woman is diagnosed with ovarian cancer — the leading cause of gynecologic cancer death in the U.S. Despite many advances over the past decade, there is still no cure — but there is hope. Researchers are making progress against this devastating disease every … Continued
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