September Partner Member Events
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Super Saturday Events Raise Close to $3.5 Million for OCRFA
Donna Karan, Kelly Ripa and Gabby Karan de Felice hosted Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance’s (OCRFA) 19th annual Super Saturday NY. Guests in attendance included: June Ambrose, Joy Behar, Kelly … Continued
Impact of Genetic Counseling on Testing and Surgical Preven...
Impact of Genetic Counseling on Testing and Surgical Prevention in High Risk Women
(Aug 1. 2016) Results of a study reported last month in Cancer show that routine referral of women at high risk for ovarian cancer to genetic counseling promotes genetic testing … Continued
Women Still Getting CA-125 and CT Testing After Ovarian Can...
Women Still Getting CA-125 and CT Testing After Ovarian Cancer, Despite Lack of Clear Benefit
(July 28, 2016) A study published recently in JAMA Oncology showed that CA-125 tests and CT scans are routinely used in ovarian cancer surveillance testing, even though evidence has shown … Continued
Research Study: Meditation
Research Study: Meditation
Dr. Anne Reb at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is currently looking for participants in her research study for women who have been diagnosed with Stage 3 or 4 … Continued
New Treatment Shows No Benefit for Clear Cell Carcinoma
New Treatment Shows No Benefit for Clear Cell Carcinoma
(July 18, 2016) The first randomized phase III clinical trial to compare irinotecan and cisplatin with paclitaxel plus carboplatin in patients with clear cell carcinoma (CCC) of the ovary found … Continued
Study Finds Many Ovarian Cancer Patients Going Untreated
Study Finds Many Ovarian Cancer Patients Going Untreated
(July 6, 2016) Gynecologic Oncology recently published a study that found that, although surgery leads to longer survival rates, many ovarian cancer patients are not undergoing surgery, and some are … Continued
Listen Now: Research Updates from 2016’s Top Medical Meetings
Listen Now: Research Updates from 2016’s Top Medical Meetings
Every year cancer researchers and doctors gather at several professional meetings to present and discuss the latest and most important advances in basic, translational and clinical cancer research. OCRF Scientific … Continued
The Effect of Oral Contraceptives on Ovarian Cancer
The Effect of Oral Contraceptives on Ovarian Cancer
(June 23, 2016) The Journal of Clinical Oncology recently published a study on the role of oral contraceptives (OC) on ovarian cancer prevention. The study, which analyzed data from 21 … Continued
June 2016 ASCO Highlights
June 2016 ASCO Highlights
Highlights from the June 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meetingby Susan Leighton, Ovarian Cancer Survivor and Research Advocate Since the first time I attended ASCO I have seen … Continued
Capital Ovarian Cancer Organization
The Capital Ovarian Cancer Organization (C.O.C.O.) was founded in August of 2007, in memory Debi Furnish, who died from ovarian cancer in 2005. Around the same time, another woman from … Continued
Highlights from the June 2016 American Society of Clinical ...
Highlights from the June 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting
(June 20, 2016) Highlights from the June 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting by Susan Leighton, Ovarian Cancer Survivor and Research Advocate Since the first time I attended ASCO … Continued