
Granulosa Cell Tumor | Sally’s #RareAware Story
Sally lives in Mechanicsville, VA, and was diagnosed with a granulosa cell tumor. What has been your frustration in having a rare form of ovarian cancer? The most frustrating thing … Continued
Sally lives in Mechanicsville, VA, and was diagnosed with a granulosa cell tumor. What has been your frustration in having a rare form of ovarian cancer? The most frustrating thing … Continued
Anne lives in Morton, PA, and was diagnosed with small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type. What has been your frustration in having a rare form of ovarian cancer? … Continued
Karien lives in Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia and was diagnosed with a granulosa cell tumor. What has been your frustration in having a rare form of ovarian cancer? No doctors or … Continued
Christine lives in Atlanta, GA, and was diagnosed with a granulosa cell tumor. What has been your frustration in having a rare form of ovarian cancer? OB who first found … Continued
Fortuna lives in Naples, Italy, and has adult granulosa cell cancer. What has been your frustration in having a rare form of ovarian cancer? My frustrations were, and are, that … Continued
A long-running study from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, published in Nature Cancer and co-funded by OCRA, has discovered that the antibiotic novobiocin is capable of targeting and killing tumor cells in … Continued
As our community continues to come together to make strides against ovarian cancer, we want to give a shout-out to our many OCRA Heroes who push themselves physically, creatively or … Continued
Researchers from the University of Kansas School of Medicine conducted a study to capture the value and experience of giving and receiving peer support in the face of a gynecologic cancer diagnosis … Continued
Inherited gene mutations, such as BRCA 1 and BRCA 2, can increase the risk of developing ovarian cancer as well as uterine (endometrial) cancer. Some of these mutations, which affect … Continued
Chris Turner is taking on the Sheep Mountain 50 Mile Ultra Marathon in loving memory of his mother, Carla, who passed away from ovarian cancer in 2018. His campaign will … Continued
“It’s kind of like how the Apollo mission to the moon gave us Velcro.” Dr. David Chapel and his team are laying new groundwork in better understanding the origins of … Continued
Many people are surprised to learn that ovarian cancer is not one disease, but several distinct types and subtypes. Each type differs in who it typically affects, how it spreads, … Continued
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