In the fourth installment of this special BlackDoctor.org roundtable series in partnership with Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, ovarian cancer survivors Tiffani, Vernelia, Camille, and Kristen, share how their involvement with support programs and advocacy on behalf of the community have been vital to their experiences, and speak about the importance of inclusivity and access to resources across the cancer space.
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SEATTLE, WA, July 9, 2026 — Nearly 1,000 runners, walkers, survivors, families, friends, and supporters are expected to gather at Seward Park on Sunday, July 12, for the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) Rivkin Family SummeRun, one of the nation’s longest-running events dedicated to funding ovarian cancer research. Participants of all ages and abilities will transform … Continued
The Overview: June 2026
Nearly 500 people have already registered for OCRA’s International Gynecologic Cancer Conference®—the largest conference dedicated to the gynecologic cancer community—taking place on September 16–17. The conference is free, online, and open to all, and will include programming for ovarian, endometrial, cervical, and rare gynecologic cancers. For the first time, each of these diseases will have a dedicated Ask the Experts session. Learn … Continued
Inside the Think Tank: Stopping Ovarian Cancer Before it Starts
On June 1–2, the Ovarian Cancer Observatory—part of OCRA’s broader investment in research initiatives—convened its first in-person Forum in Vancouver. Roughly 50 of the field’s brightest clinicians, pathologists, and epidemiologists gathered for what became, in essence, a two-day think tank on preventing ovarian cancer. The Observatory is funded through a grant from OCRA and was … Continued
