Friends: September was nothing short of extraordinary. Our community came together with passion and purpose for Ovarian & Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, and together we not only met our fundraising goal but exceeded it — raising more than $370,000 to power research, strengthen patient support, and amplify advocacy for those who need it most. Throughout the month, … Continued
A special collaboration between multiple Emmy Award-winning talk show host, producer, New York Times Best Selling Author and actress Kelly Ripa and Wrapped in Love to benefit Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance is featured in a recent segment from WXYZ-TV 7 News Detroit. In the interview, Wrapped in Love’s founder, Karen MacDonald-Basile, speaks about how the Limited-Edition Sock … Continued
In a new segment from 760 WJR Radio, OCRA’s Chief Program Officer, Sarah DeFeo, and Wrapped In Love’s Karen MacDonald-Basile, spoke to Marie Osborne, host of the Michigan Voices podcast, about support for the ovarian and gynecologic cancer community and more. Highlights from this wide-ranging interview include OCRA’s critical work on behalf of the ovarian … Continued
BlackDoctor.org has released the second installment of its video series with Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance on the importance of genetic testing for ovarian cancer risk, prevention, and treatment. In the video, “Genetic Testing and Ovarian Cancer Roundtable” we hear from Kevin M. Holcomb, MD, Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center … Continued
Written by Chad Ramsey, Vice President, Policy, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance As fall begins, Congress and state legislatures are facing issues with big implications for health care, research, and patient access. Here’s what’s happening now, and how you can help ensure the ovarian and gynecologic cancer community’s voice is heard. Federal Government Shutdown Upon returning … Continued
Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) has teamed up with BlackDoctor.org for a new video about genetic testing for ovarian cancer, highlighting its particular significance for Black women, who face disproportionately high mortality rates from the disease. The video is the first in a new series from BlackDoctor.org and OCRA. In this introductory video, Kevin M. … Continued
In a new OncoDaily feature, OCRA’s President & CEO, Audra Moran, shared her perspective on the future of ovarian and gynecologic cancer research. As noted in the article, OCRA served as Underwriting Sponsor of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Special Conference in Cancer Research: Advances in Ovarian Cancer Research, where Moran delivered a … Continued
Susan Leighton, Director of OCRA’s Survivors Teaching Students program and a survivor of ovarian and breast cancer, recounted her experience with recurrent ovarian cancer to Golda Arthur of the “Overlooked” podcast. The episode is the first in a special three-part Ovarian Cancer Series to mark Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Listen to the episode, “Listening to … Continued
OCRA joined more than 400 patient advocates, providers and researchers at the Rally for Medical Research Hill Day on September 18th to call on Congress to increase critical funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for Fiscal Year 2026. Dozens of organizations, including the event’s founding organizer American Association for Cancer Research, met with … Continued
Supporters in Tampa, Florida, came together to ride for a cure at OCRA’s Ovarian Cycle Tampa, as reported by Fox 13 News Tampa Bay. Since its inception in 2013, OCRA’s Ovarian Cycle Tampa has raised more than $460,000 for OCRA’s research, advocacy, and support programs.
On September 16, 2025, OCRA’s Vice President of Policy, Chad Ramsey, spoke at the Denmark Embassy in Washington, DC, about how international collaboration and cross-sector partnerships can advance research progress and improve patient outcomes. Ramsey joined Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman in sharing insights with key stakeholders in the gynecologic cancer space at this event hosted … Continued
Medically reviewed by: Sarah Adams, MD, OCRA Scientific Advisor Ovarian cysts are fairly common, but that doesn’t make having them any less nerve-wracking. If you’ve been diagnosed with an ovarian cyst, it’s natural to wonder if that means you have, or are at risk of developing, ovarian cancer. While it’s important to be vigilant when it … Continued
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