Advocate’s Corner: October 2024
We are weeks away from election day and there is still work to be done! With Congress in recess until after the election, there is a short window of time … Continued
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OCRA’s Panel Talks About Finding Strength in Community in Part 4 of BlackDoctor.org Series
In the fourth installment of this special BlackDoctor.org roundtable series in partnership with Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, ovarian cancer survivors Tiffani, Vernelia, Camille, and Kristen, share how their involvement with … Continued
OCRA-Funded Research Makes Inroads Toward Effective CAR T-Cell Therapies
A research team, led by Dr. Ugo Cavallaro and supported by OCRA’s 2019 Collaborative Research Development Grant, made progress toward improving immunotherapies for ovarian cancer. Dr. Frances R. Balkwill, a … Continued
OCRA Co-authors Collaborative Study Identifying & Addressing Caregiver Needs
Leaders in the patient advocacy space came together for a wide-ranging study on the often-overlooked challenges faced by caregivers of cancer patients, with Tracy Moore, LCSW, who serves as Ovarian … Continued
OCRA-Funded Research Expands Impact of DNA and RNA Data
A study published in Nature Cancer details how OCRA-funded research has dramatically expanded the impact of DNA and RNA data in the Cancer Genome Atlas and Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia, … Continued
OCRA’s Patient Panel Discusses Treatment & Support in Part 3 of BlackDoctor.org Series
In the third part of a powerful new series from BlackDoctor.org in partnership with OCRA, our patient panel talks about the importance of their respective support systems as they navigated … Continued
OCRA Featured in USA Today for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
USA Today recently highlighted Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance’s (OCRA) initiatives and the critical impact of our work for a special piece timed to Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. The article underscores … Continued
Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance Allocates $6 Million for Research Funding
Record number of applications received Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) announced today that it will invest $6 million for research projects to begin in 2025, which includes promising projects targeting … Continued
BlackDoctor.org Releases Part 2 of Roundtable with OCRA’s Patient Panel
In the second installment of a new series from BlackDoctor.org in partnership with Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, our patient panel dives deeper into the circumstances surrounding their diagnoses of ovarian … Continued
BlackDoctor.org Introduces Roundtable Series in Partnership with OCRA
BlackDoctor.org and Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance have launched a powerful roundtable series about how ovarian and gynecologic cancers affect Black women, which gives voice to their experiences. In Part 1, … Continued
OCRA Supporter Serves Up Support with Ice Cream Run for Research
Joyce Casertino, an ovarian cancer survivor in Wilton, New York, is serving up support for research one scoop at a time, through an ice cream run fundraiser benefiting Ovarian Cancer … Continued
The Chronicle of Philanthropy Reports on OCRA Joining Forces with Clearity
Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance announced this week that the organization will join forces with The Clearity Foundation in January 2025. This development, which promises to further strengthen OCRA’s services for … Continued