Dr. Gary Leiserowitz is a Professor, and Chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of California, Davis Medical Center. He is a 2008 recipient of OCRF's largest and most prestigious grant, the Program Project Development Grant.
Dr. Ernst Lengyel, as Associate Professor of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Chicago, is a recipient of OCRF's Liz Tilberis Award. He was interviewed by OCRF's CEO Elizabeth Howard.
Dr. Barbara Goff was recently interviewed by OCRF's CEO Elizabeth Howard about her work on her ovarian cancer symptoms study.
This is the first in a series of interviews conducted by OCRF's Chief Executive Officer, Elizabeth Howard.
He was interviewed on May 26, 2009, by OCRF's Chief Executive Officer, Elizabeth Howard.
She was interviewed by OCRF's CEO Elizabeth Howard on June 2nd.
She spoke with OCRF's CEO, Elizabeth Howard, about stem cell research and ovarian cancer.
A study of 3,000 women found that those expose to more ultraviolet radiation had a decreased risk of ovarian cancer and an increased risk of borderline tumors. See the full abstract here
10/04/2012 OCRF Grantee Daniela Dinulescu, PhD Research funded by OCRF and published in the Sept. 27 edition of PNaS suggests that the Notch3 signaling pathway plays an important role in the maintenance of cancer stem cells (CSCs) and platinum resistance in ovarian cancer. OCRF grantee Daniela Dinulescu, PhD of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, was the … Continued
According to a study done by the Fred Hutchison Cancer Cancer, a quick three-question survey as part of patient intake can help women with the symptoms of ovarian cancer be diagnosed with the disease sooner. The survey asks women if they have had abdominal/pelvic pain, feel full quickly when they eat and/or abdominal bloating. Women … Continued
09/25/2012 In a new study of 825 women published in the prestigious journal Nature, members of The Cancer Genome Atlas Network identified four major biological subtypes of breast cancer: luminal A, luminal B, HER2 “enriched,” and basal-like. Basal-like tumors were found to be more like an aggressive form of ovarian cancer, high grade serous ovarian … Continued
09/25/2012 Research published in the Oct. 2012 Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine showed that ovarian cancer survivors who “participated in both regular exercise and yoga had higher scores in physical functioning, fewer limitations with physical and emotional health, less pain, and more vitality than survivors who reported participating in regular exercise only. These … Continued
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