Starting the new year with a mission to fund ovarian cancer research Friday, January 2nd, 2015 – New York, NY Amrita Singh Jewelry is proud to announce a new initiative for the new year – a special capsule collection with a percentage of sales going to Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. Nearly 200,000 women in the … Continued
(12/14/14) | In 2014, with your generous support OCRF grantees made significant advances in the fight against ovarian cancer, including: Thank you for supporting our mission to fund scientific research that will lead to more effective identification, treatment, and ultimately a cure for this terrible disease.
(December 10, 2014) OCRF Ann Schreiber Mentored Investigator Award Grantee, Pradeep Chaluvally-Raghavan, Ph.D., and other researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center believe they may have found a molecule-based approach to halting the destructive nature of a genetic misfire called the 3q26.2 amplicon. The research was funded in part by a grant … Continued
A special message from OCRF Founder and Chair, Sol Schreiber.
OCRF’s 20th Anniversary Legends Gala, hosted by Harry Connick, Jr., was held on Wednesday, November 5th at The Pierre Hotel in New York City. Honorees included the Janet Burros Memorial Foundation, Chris Salgardo, President of Kiehl’s Since 1851, and Pierce Brosnan. The event also included tributes to the late Liz Tilberis, former OCRF President and … Continued
A new study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation indicates that mesothelial cells actively promote the spread of ovarian cancer. Using a three dimensional culture model of ovarian cancer metastasis, OCRF grantee and Scientific Advisory Committee Member Ernst Lengyel, MD, PhD, and colleagues at the Unviersity of Chicago found that in the presence of cancer … Continued
A Collaboration of Stand Up To Cancer, Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Ovarian Cancer National Alliance and National Ovarian Cancer Coalition PHILADELPHIA — The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is now accepting submissions of ideas for the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C)-Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF)-Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA)-National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) Translational … Continued
Ovarian Cancer Community Joins Forces to Fight Deadliest Gynecologic Cancer A groundbreaking collaboration among three national ovarian cancer organizations was announced during the Stand Up to Cancer telecast on Friday evening, September 5th. Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF), Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA), and National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) have teamed up with Stand Up … Continued
From one ride in 2004, to a national event in 2014.
Gynecologic Cancer Patients to Receive New Support in Los Angeles, CA; Pittsburgh, PA; Stony Brook, NY and Chicago, IL WEST CHESTER, Pa (September 3, 2014) —Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) and QVC today announced four new Woman to Woman grant recipients: City of Hope in Los Angeles, CA; Magee-Womens Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical … Continued
Campaign at Newk’s 70 fast-casual restaurants runs through Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month JACKSON, Miss. (August 20, 2014) — The fast-casual Newk’s Eatery restaurant brand is joining forces with one of its own to launch a Newk’s Cares campaign with Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF). The campaign will raise awareness about early detection, raise funds for … Continued
(July 21, 2014) According to research funded in part by OCRF, circulating tumor cells spread ovarian cancer through the bloodstream, homing in on a sheath of abdominal fatty tissue where it can grow and metastasize to other organs. This new finding, supported in part by an OCRF Program Project Development Grant to Anil Sood, MD, … Continued
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