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September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

Every September, we come together to shine a spotlight on ovarian cancer, spread awareness, and raise critical funds for research and patient support. How you can help during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: Give to ovarian cancer research and support Your support has a direct impact in funding new research and programs that support survivors and … Continued

BE LOUD Video Series Turns Up the Volume on Ovarian Cancer

BE LOUD Video Series Turns Up the Volume on Ovarian Cancer

(August 21, 2019) Every 23 minutes, another woman in the U.S. hears the words “You have ovarian cancer” for the first time. Because ovarian cancer symptoms can be subtle and attributed to other factors, diagnosis often comes as a surprise. And along with it comes a host of overwhelming information, decisions to be made, and … Continued

OCRA Funded Research Reveals New Drug Therapy Combination

OCRA Funded Research Reveals New Drug Therapy Combination

(July 26, 2019) OCRA grantee Michael Yaffe, MD, PhD, led a study published earlier this month in Cell Systems which found success targeting cancer cells by combining two existing classes of drugs. Dr. Yaffe and colleagues found that this combination, which targets the cancer cells’ ability to divide, dramatically increases the drug’s capacity to kill … Continued

Watch OCRA’s 2019 National Conference Presentations on Live Stream

Watch OCRA’s 2019 National Conference Presentations on Live Stream

Couldn’t make it to our National Conference? Watch our expert presentations LIVE! For the first time, we live streamed all general sessions, so you can watch as our expert speakers present the latest ovarian cancer updates, from wherever you are. These broadcasts will remain available for viewing for a limited period of time following the original … Continued

An Interview With President & CEO Audra Moran

An Interview With President & CEO Audra Moran

(June 19, 2019) In an interview with SurvivorNet, OCRA President and CEO Audra Moran offers some guidance to women who are battling ovarian cancer: #1 – You don’t need to go through it alone. OCRA’s Woman to Woman program matches gynecologic cancer patients with trained survivor volunteers to provide support and mentoring to women when … Continued

OCRA and American Cancer Society Launch New Ovarian Cancer Research Collaboration

OCRA and American Cancer Society Launch New Ovarian Cancer Research Collaboration

Four multidisciplinary teams to be funded to study survivorship (June 13, 2019) In a new collaboration, the American Cancer Society and Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance have joined forces to fund multidisciplinary research projects to explore new ways of detecting, treating, and preventing ovarian cancer relapse and for improving quality of life among those diagnosed with … Continued

View the Agenda for OCRA’s Ovarian Cancer National Conference

View the Agenda for OCRA’s Ovarian Cancer National Conference

Don’t miss a weekend packed with information and inspiration, July 12-14 in Seattle, Washington! Friday, July 12thWelcome to Seattle! Arrive in early afternoon and catch an optional Seattle Bus Tour, or settle in and get comfortable before you head out to meet new friends at our Newcomers, Community Partners, and Men’s receptions. Catch a special Our … Continued

Night of Comedy Raises $165,000

Night of Comedy Raises $165,000

(May 21, 2019) Last night, supporters in NYC packed Carolines on Broadway for Stand Up for Madeline & OCRA, our much-anticipated evening of laughter to end ovarian cancer. Thank you to all who attended this fun night. After guests enjoyed cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a raucous live auction with the hilarious Judy Gold as auctioneer, … Continued

Dr. Mary-Claire King to Speak at OCRA’s National Conference

Dr. Mary-Claire King to Speak at OCRA’s National Conference

(May 14, 2019) We’re excited to announce that Dr. Mary-Claire King, who identified the germline BRCA1 mutation associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, will be a keynote speaker at OCRA’s Ovarian Cancer National Conference! Dr. King is a geneticist and professor at the University of Washington. Her work has helped change the way we … Continued

OCRA Wins C2 President’s Award

OCRA Wins C2 President’s Award

(May 14, 2019) OCRA  received the President’s Award at the first Cancer Community (C2) Awards, created to recognize individuals and organizations who have created positive change in cancer care. The awards – a partnership between AstraZeneca and Scientific American Custom Media – included nominations submitted by organizations from across the cancer ecosystem and participation from … Continued

Action Alert: Tell Senate – More Funding for Ovarian Cancer Research!

Action Alert: Tell Senate – More Funding for Ovarian Cancer Research!

(April 3, 2019) We have one week to let the Senate know that we need more funding for ovarian cancer research! Thanks to your efforts, a record 158 U.S. House members signed a Dear Colleague letter calling for more funding for the Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) at the Department of Defense. Now we need … Continued

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