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
(June 19, 2015) In a recent study, funded in part by OCRF grants to Dr. Simon Gayther and Dr. Andrew Berchuck, researchers have made important breakthroughs toward understanding the risk and growth of a certain kind of ovarian cancer, known as mucinous ovarian carcinoma, or MOC. The international study involving 1,644 women with MOC and … Continued
Introducing the 2015 Ovarian Cancer National Conference Rosalind Franklin Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Research Award winner: Beth Karlan, MD. The Rosalind Franklin Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Research Award is named for the molecular biologist Dr. Rosalind Elsie Franklin, who played a vital role in discovering the structure of DNA. Her career was cut short in 1958 when she died of ovarian cancer at age 37. Throughout her life, she was a committed researcher; this award honors an individual who continues her legacy of excellence. Beth Karlan, MD is the Director of the Cedars-Sinai Women’s Cancer Program at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Director of the Gilda Radner Hereditary Cancer Program. Click the plus sign to read more.
Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Ovarian Cancer National Alliance and National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Team-Up to Fund Game-Changing Ovarian Cancer Research Today the members of the new Stand Up To Cancer-Ovarian Cancer Research Fund-Ovarian Cancer National Alliance-National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Translational Research Dream Team were announced. The Dream Team will focus on “DNA Repair Therapies for … Continued
April 20, 2015: The Ovarian Cancer Dream Team has been chosen! The Dream Team will focus on “DNA Repair Therapies for Ovarian Cancer,” building on recent advances that have identified DNA repair as a common weakness in ovarian cancer. Researchers will also explore the prevention and early detection of ovarian cancer by developing a … Continued
Designer Charity Sale Offers Day-Long Luxury Experiences for the Whole Family Los Angeles, CA (April 14, 2015) – Rachel Zoe and Rodger Berman with Molly Sims and Scott Stuber will return to host Ovarian Cancer Research Fund’s (OCRF) 2nd Annual Super Saturday LA. The day-long designer charity sale, now held annually in Los Angeles as … Continued
We are now accepting letters of intent for all research grants. LOIs are due May 8, 2015. Click here for more information.
In response to the “Angelina Jolie Pitt: Diary of a Surgery,” Op-Ed, published in The New York Times on March 24, 2015, OCRF co-wrote a Letter to the Editor along with Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, reminding readers that there is still no early detection method for ovarian cancer. We’re grateful to once again have the … Continued
Angelina Jolie Pitt recently announced that she has had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed in order to reduce her risk of ovarian cancer. Ms. Jolie Pitt had previous shared that she has a mutation in the BRCA gene, which increases her risk of breast and ovarian cancers. The Alliance received many calls and requests … Continued
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