A study of approximately 2700 women showed that women who used fertility drugs did not have a higher risk of ovarian cancer, except for women who used fertility drugs and never got pregnant. Read the full abstract here.
A small retrospective study of women receiving taxane therapy for breast or ovarian cancer while pregnancy showed no statistically significant outcomes in maternal or fetal health. Read the abstract here
08/09/2012 Research investigating the efficacy of screening women with a two-step screening strategy using CA125 and transvaginal sonogram (TVS) is ongoing, as are efforts to identify better biomarkers to identify the disease. In this context, researchers conducted a study evaluating the hypothetical impact on mortality, as well as the cost effectiveness of screening women at … Continued
THE EVENT WAS HOSTED BY KELLY RIPA, PAULA PATTON, DONNA KARAN AND ARIEL FOXMAN AND PRESENTED BY QVC, COVERGIRL, INSTYLE New York, NY – August 6, 2012– Kelly Ripa, Paula Patton, Donna Karan and Ariel Foxman hosted Ovarian Cancer Research Fund’s (OCRF) 15th annual Super Saturday, presented by QVC, COVERGIRL and InStyle. The event raised … Continued
In early September, the skies over Arkansas will fill with butterflies and balloons to mark the start of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. “It’s a way to kick off the month for survivors and supporters,” says Arkansas Ovarian Cancer Coalition (AROVCC) co-founder and board member Amy Lasseigne. “We hope people in Little Rock will see … Continued
The L.A. Times published an editorial July 29 summing up years of data showing that aggressively screening and treating people for cancer does not always benefit them. The editorial also points out that population based studies may not apply to people with known risk factors, like a family history of breast/ovarian cancer. The editorial also … Continued
According to a study of 186 women with ovarian cancer, women with high levels of emotional support lived longer than women without them. The study also suggests that a high degree of “instrumental support” – that is, tangible assistance – did not have any effect on survival. Read the abstract here
07/19/2012Research published July 16th in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows that greater social attachment was associated with a lower likelihood of death for ovarian cancer patients. A group of researchers, including senior author and OCRF grantee Anil Sood, MD examined how social support related to long term survival. Two types of social support were … Continued
07/18/2012 A study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention this month re-confirms that there is no link between use of fertility drugs and an elevated risk of ovarian cancer. While in the past studies on this subject have produced conflicting results, this study adds to the increasing body of work showing that use of … Continued
SUPER SATURDAY 15 PRESENTED BY QVC, COVERGIRL, INSTYLE SATURDAY, JULY 28TH IN WATERMILL, NY New York, NY – July 13, 2012– Kelly Ripa, Paula Patton, Donna Karan and Ariel Foxman will host Ovarian Cancer Research Fund’s (OCRF) 15th annual Super Saturday, presented by, QVC, COVERGIRL and InStyle. Super Saturday 15 will take place on Saturday, … Continued
A study of 219 ovarian cancer survivors showed that those who did “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.” Read the full abstract here
CancerDancer uses an innovative technique to raise awareness of ovarian cancer: dance. “We wanted our website to be memorable,” recalls founder and ovarian cancer survivor Esther Windmueller. The organization encourages people to film themselves dancing and post their videos on the CancerDancer website. “We hoped people would visit to see the dancing, and stay to … Continued
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