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Ovarian Cancer Patients Have Lower Mortality Rates When Tre...

Ovarian Cancer Patients Have Lower Mortality Rates When Treated at High-Volume Hospitals

November 9, 2012

11/09/2012 A study by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, recently e-published ahead of print by the Journal of Clinical Oncology, suggests that women who have surgery for ovarian cancer at high-volume hospitals have superior outcomes than similar patients at low-volume hospitals. The improved survival rate is not dependent on … Continued

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An Open Letter to President Obama from the Ovarian Cancer N...

An Open Letter to President Obama from the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance

November 7, 2012

This morning the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance sent a letter to President Obama congratulating him on his re-election and outlining some of our policy priorities for his second term. Click here to view a pdf of the letter, or read it below. November 7, 2012 President Barack Obama 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 … Continued

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OCRF News Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation and Risk of Epi...

OCRF News Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation and Risk of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

November 5, 2012

11/05/2012 In an article published in Cancer Prevention Research, a group of researchers in Australia examined the relationship between lifetime exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and ovarian cancer.  The study concluded that women in the highest third of average daily ambient UVR exposure over their lifetime were at significantly lower risk of all epithelial … Continued

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Tea Consumption Reduces Ovarian Cancer Risk in Chinese Women

Tea Consumption Reduces Ovarian Cancer Risk in Chinese Women

November 2, 2012

11/02/2012 In a study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Australian researchers examined the relationship between tea drinking and the risk of ovarian cancer among southern Chinese women.  The study, which included 500 women with serous ovarian cancer and 500 controls, found that regular tea consumption is associated with a reduced risk of ovarian cancer … Continued

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Partner Member Profile: HERA Women's Cancer Foundation

Partner Member Profile: HERA Women's Cancer Foundation

October 31, 2012

As an avid outdoorswoman and an ovarian cancer survivor, Sean Patrick saw connections between both sides of her life. She once said: “The skills women learn in climbing—problem solving, risk taking and confidence in their decision making—will enable them to climb all the mountains in their lives.” In 2001, while recovering from her seventh ovarian … Continued

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Type II Diabetes Not Associated with Higher Risk of Ovarian...

Type II Diabetes Not Associated with Higher Risk of Ovarian Cancer

October 29, 2012

10/29/2012 Research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention shows that type II diabetes mellitus was not associated with risk of epithelial ovarian cancer.  The risk ration was higher for type II diabetes with insulin use than for type II diabetes without insulin use.  Diabetes seemed to be more strongly associated with noserous than serous … Continued

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New Guidelines on Palliative Care Released

New Guidelines on Palliative Care Released

October 16, 2012

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) released new guidelines on palliative care for cancer patients. “The guidelines outline procedures for screening, assessment, palliative care interventions, reassessment, and after-death care.”  

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Chemo: IV vs. Pills, A Matter of Cost in Your State

Chemo: IV vs. Pills, A Matter of Cost in Your State

October 15, 2012

Michelle Andrews of Kaiser Health News talks about health insurance companies’ coverage of chemotherapy. Watch the clip here.

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Ovarian Cancer Cell Stiffness Can Indicate Metastatic Poten...

Ovarian Cancer Cell Stiffness Can Indicate Metastatic Potential

October 15, 2012

A new study indicates that the stiffness of an ovarian cancer cell can indicate whether or not it is likely to be metastatic: the more stiff the cell is, the more likely it is to be malignant. The abstract is here An article on the study is here

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OCRF Talks Q&A with Ruprecht Wiedemeyer, Ph.D.

OCRF Talks Q&A with Ruprecht Wiedemeyer, Ph.D.

October 12, 2012

Dr. Ruprecht Wiedemeyer is a 2012 Liz Tilberis Grantee. In this interview with OCRF's Sarah DeFeo, Dr. Wiedemeyer discusses his research and what it means to receive a grant from OCRF.

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Q&A with Kate Lawrenson, Ph.D.

Q&A with Kate Lawrenson, Ph.D.

October 12, 2012

Dr. Kate Lawrenson is a 2012 Ann Schreiber Program of Excellence Grantee. In this interview with OCRF's Sarah DeFeo, Dr. Lawrenson discusses her research and what it means to receive a grant from OCRF.

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Q&A with Melinda Yates, Ph.D.

Q&A with Melinda Yates, Ph.D.

October 12, 2012

Dr. Melinda Yates is a 2012 Ann Schreiber Program of Excellence Grantee. In this interview with OCRF's Sarah DeFeo, Dr. Yates discusses her research and what it means to receive a grant from OCRF.

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