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Jeff Boyd, PhD, Appointed Chair of OCRF Scientific Advisory...

Jeff Boyd, PhD, Appointed Chair of OCRF Scientific Advisory Committee

November 17, 2009

11/17/2009 The Board of Directors of the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) is pleased to announce that Jeff Boyd, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA, has been appointed Chair of the OCRF Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC). The Scientific Advisory Committee is charged with evaluating research proposals to ensure … Continued

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SGO's Statement on Use of CA125 for Monitoring Ovarian...

SGO's Statement on Use of CA125 for Monitoring Ovarian Cancer

June 8, 2009

06/08/2009 Last weekend a European study regarding the use of CA 125 testing in ovarian cancer patients was presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO) Annual Meeting. The study’s results indicate that women with relapsed ovarian cancer did not live longer if chemotherapy was started earlier based on a rising CA 125, as opposed to … Continued

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Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Announces New Research Grant R...

Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Announces New Research Grant Recipients

March 17, 2009

03/17/2009 Today, the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) announced its most recent research grant recipients.  Grants were awarded in three different categories: the Program Project Development Grant, the Liz Tilberis Award, and the Ovarian Cancer Research Training Program of Excellence.  The grants, awarded to seventeen researchers at twelve research institutions, totaled over 5 million dollars. … Continued

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OCRF News OCRF and GCF Fund Ovarian Cancer Symptoms Study

OCRF News OCRF and GCF Fund Ovarian Cancer Symptoms Study

February 4, 2009

On February 5, 2009, OCRF, in partnership with the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF), announced that Barbara Goff, M.D., Director of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Washington, has been named to lead the OCRF Ovarian Cancer Symptoms Study. The award was presented by OCRF Scientific Advisory Board Vice-Chair, Carmel Cohen, M.D., at the Society of … Continued

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Anil Sood, MD, Featured in Wall Street Journal

Anil Sood, MD, Featured in Wall Street Journal

December 19, 2008

Anil Sood, MD, Principal Investigator of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Program Project Development Grant, is featured in the December 17 Wall Street Journal article "Cancer Study Explores Role of 2 Proteins."

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OCRF Partners with GCF to Continue Ovarian Cancer Symptoms ...

OCRF Partners with GCF to Continue Ovarian Cancer Symptoms Research

July 15, 2008

OCRF Partners with GCF to Continue Ovarian Cancer Symptoms Research Gynecologic Cancer Foundation Bulletin Summer 2008

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NYTimes Headlines Ovarian Cancer Symptom Study

NYTimes Headlines Ovarian Cancer Symptom Study

June 26, 2007

On June 13, 2007, the New York Times published the article “Symptoms Found for Early Check on Ovary Cancer”. The front page article stressed the importance for women and doctors to be familiar with the early symptoms of ovarian cancer, previously believed to have no warning until in its advanced stages.

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