The snow is (finally!) melting in the areas where many of us at OCRA work and live, the COVID vaccine is rolling out, and there is so much work being done to improve the lives of the ovarian cancer community … we can’t help but feel hopeful. Read on to discover the latest, and perhaps … Continued
OCRA’s Spring Advocacy Day, held March 8-9, looked a little bit different this year. For starters, we met online rather than in Washington D.C. But while the natural and obvious reaction to virtual life is to focus on what we’ve lost, we’re choosing to focus on all that we’ve gained from having to move our … Continued
Each year, OCRA honors individuals doing important and notable work in the ovarian cancer field with a research prize to help propel their future discoveries. Individuals are selected by members of OCRA’s Scientific Advisory Committee. Dr. Sarah Adams Awarded Liz Tilberis Research Prize for Outstanding Early Career Investigators The Liz Tilberis Research Prize is awarded … Continued
As we gear up for our first ever virtual Spring Advocacy Day — which will welcome more than 200 participants, double our usual crowd! — we couldn’t help but take a moment and look back. In a year when the world all but shut down, we accomplished quite a lot on a policy level, thanks … Continued
Imagine, if you will, a scene from yesteryear: rows of telephone operators sitting in front of giant switchboards, lights blinking on and off in seemingly random patterns, hands working quickly to plug and unplug wires in order to foster connections. If you can picture that, you can begin to get a sense of the impact … Continued
PARP inhibitors have proven to be particularly valuable in improving progression-free survival for patients with certain types of ovarian cancer. But unfortunately, these gains come at a high financial cost to many patients, with a recent study showing that Medicare beneficiaries are the hardest hit. A team of researchers from The University of Alabama at … Continued
February 16, 2021 President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.The White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: On behalf of a broad spectrum of organizations, cancer centers, and other institutions that represent laboratory, translational, and clinical researchers; other health care professionals; millions of patients with cancer; and patient advocates, we are writing today to … Continued
Dr. Xueyang Yu, of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a 2021 recipient of OCRA’s Ann and Sol Mentored Investigator Award. Her project, “Macrophage Control of the Microenvironment Drives HGSOC Progression,” explores how tumor microenvironments influence disease progression for high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma, the most common type of ovarian cancer. What initially sparked your interest in … Continued
We have great hope for the year ahead, and much of that is buoyed by what we accomplished, with your help, in 2020. A quick look back at the numbers… Thank you for everything you have done to make this happen. We hope you enjoy reading about what lies ahead. RESEARCH ADVOCACY PATIENT SUPPORT & … Continued
Every 23 minutes, a woman is diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the United States. We need your help in raising awareness of this disease, and in raising critical funds for lifesaving research. Join us in the ‘23 for Hope’ Challenge: do 23 minutes of fitness (whatever you choose!), pledge $23 in support, and then challenge … Continued
Despite the challenges of fundraising during a global pandemic, your generous support allowed us to fund 16 top scientists at 14 esteemed medical centers across the globe. They will investigate important issues across the ovarian cancer landscape in this coming year. These grants enable the brightest minds in cancer research to tackle long-standing issues like … Continued
Registration closes on December 17, 2021. Together, we made great strides in 2020 on Capitol Hill, and we are excited to announce that we now have more OCRA Advocate Leaders than ever before speaking up for the ovarian cancer community. With more than 120 individuals selected—including 53 returning participants—our Advocate Leader program has more than … Continued
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