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Study Shows that Few Lives Saved with Current Ovarian Cance...

Study Shows that Few Lives Saved with Current Ovarian Cancer Screening Technology

December 21, 2010

12/21/2010 Available ovarian cancer screening only slightly reduces the number of deaths from the disease, a new study finds. Until more sensitive screening tests can be developed, other strategies, such as better prevention and treatment, are needed to significantly reduce deaths from ovarian cancer, the researchers from Duke University Medical Center said.  OCRF sponsored researcher, … Continued

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OCRF Research Finds microRNA Regulates Cancer Stem Cells

OCRF Research Finds microRNA Regulates Cancer Stem Cells

November 8, 2010

11/08/2010 OCRF Grantee Lin Zhang, MD  Research has provided strong support for the ovarian cancer stem cell hypothesis, which proposes that a rare subpopulation of tumor cells—cancer stem cells– have the unique ability to initiate and perpetuate tumor growth.  The studies in Dr. Lin Zhang’s laboratory, which were supported by an OCRF Liz Tilberis award, have provided … Continued

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Understanding Ovarian Cancer: Part One of OCRF’s Educ...

Understanding Ovarian Cancer: Part One of OCRF’s Educational Series

September 28, 2010

  09/28/2010 View a seven-part series about ovarian cancer, brought to you by the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.The series is narrated by Douglas A. Levine, MD, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.  Dr. Levine is a member of OCRF’s Scientific Advisory Committee.The video also features OCRF Board Members Carmel Cohen, MD and Robin Zarel.  

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Video: Ray Ramano asks for support of ovca awareness

Video: Ray Ramano asks for support of ovca awareness

September 1, 2010

Ray Ramano supports ovarian cancer initiatives in honor of his cousin, Linda, an ovarian cancer survivor and Director of Survivors Teaching Students SM, an Ovarian Cancer National Alliance program.

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Dave Bautista vs. Cancer, for Angie Bautista

Dave Bautista vs. Cancer, for Angie Bautista

August 3, 2010

Support Dave Bautista’s Mission to Cure Ovarian Cancer Every 23 minutes, another woman is diagnosed with ovarian cancer — the leading cause of gynecologic cancer death in the U.S. Despite many advances over the past decade, there is still no cure — but there is hope. Researchers are making progress against this devastating disease every … Continued

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OCRF Statement on OVA1

OCRF Statement on OVA1

March 10, 2010

Some of you may have recently seen articles in the newspaper or on TV about a test called OVA1.  OVA1 is a test approved by the FDA which measures the levels of five proteins in blood samples from women with a known ovarian mass that have been reported to change when ovarian cancer is present.  … Continued

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Meet OCRF's Newest Grantees

Meet OCRF's Newest Grantees

January 29, 2010

01/29/2010 Each year, OCRF awards millions of dollars in grants to researchers who are working to beat ovarian cancer.  Our two newest grantees, Dr. Lin Zhang and Dr. Kathryn Terry, each received a $200,000 renewal, which will enable them to continue their work. Lin Zhang, MD Research Assistant Professor University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine … Continued

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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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