(July 23, 2015) New OCRF-funded research demonstrates that combining a PARP-inhibitor with immune therapy results in tumor rejection and long-term survival in a mouse model of BRCA1-deficient ovarian cancer. The … Continued
(July 21, 2015) A group of Chinese researchers compared clinical characteristics and prognosis between ovarian clear cell carcinoma (CCC) and serous carcinoma (SC), and found that women with ovarian CCC … Continued
QVC and Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Joining Forces for “QVC Presents Super Saturday LIVE” Broadcast WEST CHESTER, Pa. (July 21, 2015) – Help advance the fight against ovarian cancer with … Continued
(July 19, 2015) Ovarian cancer patients who are overweight or obese are often given less chemotherapy per pound of body weight in order to reduce the toxic side effects associated … Continued
NASCAR’s Martin Truex Jr.’s girlfriend Sherry Pollex goes to Capitol Hill to advocate for affordable therapy costs, ovarian cancer research funding Pollex, Ovarian Cancer National Alliance support Cancer Treatment Parity … Continued
WORLD FAMOUS DESIGNER GARAGE SALE SPONSORED BY QVC SATURDAY, JULY 25TH IN WATER MILL, NY NEW YORK, N.Y. – July 7, 2015 – Donna Karan and Kelly Ripa will host … Continued
(July 1, 2015) When bevacizumab was added to standard chemotherapy, ovarian cancer patients with a poor prognosis had an overall survival benefit, according to the ICON7 study published online this week … Continued
When WNY Ovarian Cancer Project co-founder Kathleen Maxian was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she felt overwhelmed by the amount of negative statistics and information she found on the internet. It … Continued
Several promising advances in the treatment of ovarian cancer were presented at this year’s annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO). Below is a report from one of our Research Advocates, Katie Hoody. Click the plus sign to read Katie's report.
(6/19/15) OCRF recently welcomed three new members to the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), our world-class group of leaders in the ovarian cancer field who review and approve all OCRF research … Continued
(June 19, 2015) In a recent study, funded in part by OCRF grants to Dr. Simon Gayther and Dr. Andrew Berchuck, researchers have made important breakthroughs toward understanding the risk … Continued
(June 18, 2015) A team of researchers, including OCRF grantees Juan Cubillos-Ruiz, PhD, and Alfredo Perales-Puchalt, MD, have discovered how ovarian cancer shuts down immune system cells that would otherwise … Continued
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