Ovarian Cancer Research Fund’s Luxury Shopping Event to be held at Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian & The Palazzo and Fashion Show, September 19-20 Las Vegas, NV – Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) will bring its popular Super Saturday shopping event to Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian & The Palazzo, and Fashion Show … Continued
(August 26, 2015) Women with epithelial ovarian cancer who happened to be taking nonselective beta-blockers for hypertension survived longer than those who were not taking the drugs, according to a large multicenter retrospective study. The study was funded in part by an OCRF grant to Dr. Anil Sood at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Survival was … Continued
(August 19, 2015) Whereas chemotherapy kills cancer cells only while it is being administered, immunotherapy can lead to an adaptive immune response that persists long after treatment is ceased. By simple analogy, whereas aspirin provides temporary pain relief, a polio vaccine provides lifelong protection. Unfortunately, just as tumors develop resistance to conventional therapies, tumors also … Continued
On August 3, 2015 the New York Times published an article about the use of IP chemotherapy in the treatment of ovarian cancer. Our CEO, Calaneet Balas joined with Ovarian Cancer Research Fund CEO, Audra Moran, to write a response to the New York Times. Click the plus sign to see their Letter to the Editor.
(8/12/15) In response to the article “An Ovarian Cancer Treatment, Recommended Since 2006, is Found to be Underused,“ published in the Health section of The New York Times on August 3, 2015, OCRF co-wrote a Letter to the Editor along with Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, strongly encouraging physicians and treatment centers to fully consider and communicate all treatment … Continued
Gynecologic Cancer Patients to Receive Support in 6 New Locations WEST CHESTER, Pa (August 10, 2015) —Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) and QVC today announced six new Woman to Woman grant recipients: Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey; Shanti Project/Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, California; Northside Hospital Cancer Center, Atlanta, Georgia; The University of Alabama at … Continued
(July 30, 2015) Recurrent ovarian cancer patients have more hope today, thanks to OCRF-funded research by David Pepin, PhD at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Pepin and his colleagues found that gene therapy that delivers a protein that suppresses the development of female reproductive organs may improve survival rates in patients with ovarian cancer that has … Continued
(July 23, 2015) New OCRF-funded research demonstrates that combining a PARP-inhibitor with immune therapy results in tumor rejection and long-term survival in a mouse model of BRCA1-deficient ovarian cancer. The study, published in Cancer Immunology Research, was funded by an OCRF Liz Tilberis Early Career Award to Sarah Adams, MD. The benefit of this combination … Continued
QVC and Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Joining Forces for “QVC Presents Super Saturday LIVE” Broadcast WEST CHESTER, Pa. (July 21, 2015) – Help advance the fight against ovarian cancer with stylish steals and dazzling deals. QVC and Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) are uniting once again for “QVC Presents Super Saturday LIVE,” an annual designer … Continued
NASCAR’s Martin Truex Jr.’s girlfriend Sherry Pollex goes to Capitol Hill to advocate for affordable therapy costs, ovarian cancer research funding Pollex, Ovarian Cancer National Alliance support Cancer Treatment Parity Act, to ensure affordable out-of-pocket costs for cancer therapy WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Sherry Pollex, girlfriend to NASCAR’s Martin Truex Jr. and longtime champion of … Continued
WORLD FAMOUS DESIGNER GARAGE SALE SPONSORED BY QVC SATURDAY, JULY 25TH IN WATER MILL, NY NEW YORK, N.Y. – July 7, 2015 – Donna Karan and Kelly Ripa will host Ovarian Cancer Research Fund’s (OCRF) 18th annual Super Saturday NY, sponsored by QVC. Super Saturday NY will take place on Saturday, July 25, 2015, at … Continued
(6/19/15) OCRF recently welcomed three new members to the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), our world-class group of leaders in the ovarian cancer field who review and approve all OCRF research grants. Dineo Khabele, M.D., of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Celeste Leigh Pearce, Ph.D., M.P.H., of University of Michigan, and Daniel J. Powell, Jr., Ph.D., of … Continued
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