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#30DaysofTeal: Day 4

#30DaysofTeal: Day 4

SEE, the trendy, high quality eyewear stores, has been supporting OCRFA since 2011 through its “Protect Your Privates” campaign.  In September, customers can pick up educational information about OCRFA in all 38 SEE stores across the country and every Monday throughout the month, SEE will make a donation to OCRFA for every new pair of … Continued

#30DaysofTeal: Day 3

#30DaysofTeal: Day 3

Ready to ride for a cure? We’re saving a bike for you! Our September Ovarian Cycle rides are an extra special way to make a difference during ovarian cancer awareness month. Check out the full Ovarian Cycle calendar. #30DaysofTeal

#30DaysofTeal: Day 2

#30DaysofTeal: Day 2

It’s Wear Teal Day! Share a photo on social media with the hashtag#wearteal. TEAL is the color of #ovariancancer awareness. And while you’re at it, tell everyone you see a fact about this disease. #30DaysofTeal #WearTealDay 

#30DaysofTeal: September 1st

#30DaysofTeal: September 1st

Help us tell 100,000 women the symptoms of ovarian cancer. Share our graphic and a link to on social media today. Learn more about the symptoms of ovarian cancer.

Presidential Proclamation from President Obama

Presidential Proclamation from President Obama

Today, President Obama Declares September National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. “Today, cancer research is on the cusp of major breakthroughs, and it is of critical national importance that we accelerate this progress and keep reaching for prevention, treatment, and a cure. Each September, in honor of the women who have been taken by ovarian cancer … Continued

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month #30DaysofTeal

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month #30DaysofTeal

Follow OCRFA on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and join the conversation at #30DaysofTeal! September 1: Help us tell 100,000 women the symptoms of ovarian cancer. Share our graphic and link on social media today. Learn more about the symptoms of ovarian cancer. P.S. – Wear Teal Day is TOMORROW! Don’t forget to wear your best … Continued

SGO and ASCO Agree on Guidelines for Common Type of Ovarian...

SGO and ASCO Agree on Guidelines for Common Type of Ovarian Cancer

(August 16, 2016) While primary cytoreductive surgery followed by chemotherapy is the standard of care for newly diagnosed women with advanced ovarian cancer, newly issued practice guidelines suggest that some patients may benefit more from first-line neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) and followed by surgery. Last week, the Society for Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) and the American Society … Continued

Super Saturday Events Raise Close to $3.5 Million for OCRFA

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 Bensimon, Lorraine Bracco, Jonathan Cheban, Mayor Rudolph & Judith Giuliani, Katherine Jenkins, Star Jones, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Rebecca Minkoff, Cathy Moriarty-Gentile, Elin Nordegren, Molly Sims, Jill … Continued

Super Saturday Events Raise Close to $3.5 Million for OCRFA

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 Bensimon, Lorraine Bracco, Jonathan Cheban, Mayor Rudolph & Judith Giuliani, Katherine Jenkins, Star Jones, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Rebecca Minkoff, Cathy Moriarty-Gentile, Elin Nordegren, Molly Sims, … 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 and prophylactic surgery. Guidelines recommend genetic counseling and testing for women who have a pedigree suggestive of an inherited susceptibility for ovarian cancer (for example, … 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 there is no clinical benefit to using these tests. There is no consensus on how to follow a patient in remission from ovarian cancer in … Continued

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