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OCRA Sponsors NCCN 2025 Guidelines for Cervical, Ovarian, and Uterine Cancer Patients

OCRA Sponsors NCCN 2025 Guidelines for Cervical, Ovarian, and Uterine Cancer Patients

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

KVIA-TV ABC-7 Features OCRA-Funded Research Developing Nanotechnology for Ovarian Cancer Detection

KVIA-TV ABC-7 Features OCRA-Funded Research Developing Nanotechnology for Ovarian Cancer Detection

KVIA-TV ABC-7 News El Paso recently spotlighted the groundbreaking work of OCRA-funded researcher Daniel Heller, PhD of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, whose research lab is working to develop a liquid biopsy that uses nanotechnology and artificial intelligence (AI) to detect ovarian cancer earlier. We’re developing a liquid biopsy that uses nano sensors and AI … Continued

Free Educational Videos on Ovarian and Gynecologic Cancer Now Available

Free Educational Videos on Ovarian and Gynecologic Cancer Now Available

Videos from the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) 2025 International Gynecologic Cancer Conference are now available to watch online — offering free educational sessions on ovarian and gynecologic cancer research, treatment, and patient care. For the first time, OCRA is releasing the full suite of videos shortly after the event — removing barriers to access so that anyone can learn directly from top experts. … Continued

The Overview: September 2025

The Overview: September 2025

Friends: September was nothing short of extraordinary. Our community came together with passion and purpose for Ovarian & Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, and together we not only met our fundraising goal but exceeded it — raising more than $370,000 to power research, strengthen patient support, and amplify advocacy for those who need it most.  Throughout the month, … Continued

Wrapped in Love & Kelly Ripa Limited-Edition Socks to Benefit OCRA Featured on WXYZ-TV 7 News Detroit

Wrapped in Love & Kelly Ripa Limited-Edition Socks to Benefit OCRA Featured on WXYZ-TV 7 News Detroit

A special collaboration between multiple Emmy Award-winning talk show host, producer, New York Times Best Selling Author and actress Kelly Ripa and Wrapped in Love to benefit Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance is featured in a recent segment from WXYZ-TV 7 News Detroit. In the interview, Wrapped in Love’s founder, Karen MacDonald-Basile, speaks about how the Limited-Edition Sock … Continued

OCRA’s Sarah DeFeo Speaks with WJR Radio’s Michigan Voices

OCRA’s Sarah DeFeo Speaks with WJR Radio’s Michigan Voices

In a new segment from 760 WJR Radio, OCRA’s Chief Program Officer, Sarah DeFeo, and Wrapped In Love’s Karen MacDonald-Basile, spoke to Marie Osborne, host of the Michigan Voices podcast, about support for the ovarian and gynecologic cancer community and more. Highlights from this wide-ranging interview include OCRA’s critical work on behalf of the ovarian … Continued

BlackDoctor.org Video Features OCRA Community Voices in Ovarian Cancer Genetic Testing Roundtable

BlackDoctor.org Video Features OCRA Community Voices in Ovarian Cancer Genetic Testing Roundtable

BlackDoctor.org has released the second installment of its video series with Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance on the importance of genetic testing for ovarian cancer risk, prevention, and treatment. In the video, “Genetic Testing and Ovarian Cancer Roundtable” we hear from Kevin M. Holcomb, MD, Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center … Continued

OCRA’s Advocate’s Corner: September 2025

OCRA’s Advocate’s Corner: September 2025

Written by Chad Ramsey, Vice President, Policy, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance As fall begins, Congress and state legislatures are facing issues with big implications for health care, research, and patient access. Here’s what’s happening now, and how you can help ensure the ovarian and gynecologic cancer community’s voice is heard. Federal Government Shutdown Upon returning … Continued

OCRA’s Susan Leighton Shares Her Story on “Overlooked” Podcast

OCRA’s Susan Leighton Shares Her Story on “Overlooked” Podcast

Susan Leighton, Director of OCRA’s Survivors Teaching Students program and a survivor of ovarian and breast cancer, recounted her experience with recurrent ovarian cancer to Golda Arthur of the “Overlooked” podcast. The episode is the first in a special three-part Ovarian Cancer Series to mark Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Listen to the episode, “Listening to … Continued

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