(January 22, 2015) In a study published in Clinical Cancer Research, researchers analyzed the effect of germline mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 on mortality in ovarian cancer patients up to … Continued
The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), a massive U.S. effort to genetically profile 10,000 tumors, has officially come to an end. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has announced that it will … Continued
A new study published in Gynecologic Oncology found that palliative care consultation is associated with improvement in symptom burden, the majority of which occurs within one day of consultation. Palliative … Continued
Starting the new year with a mission to fund ovarian cancer research Friday, January 2nd, 2015 – New York, NY Amrita Singh Jewelry is proud to announce a new initiative … Continued
(December 19, 2014) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AstraZeneca’s Olaparib (Lynparza) for advanced, BRCA-mutated ovarian cancer, the first approval of a drug in the PARP (poly … Continued
When Diane Riche’s mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2010, Diane turned to the internet for information. Through her research she came to the Alliance’s website, where she learned … Continued
(12/14/14) | In 2014, with your generous support OCRF grantees made significant advances in the fight against ovarian cancer, including: Thank you for supporting our mission to fund scientific research … Continued
(December 10, 2014) OCRF Ann Schreiber Mentored Investigator Award Grantee, Pradeep Chaluvally-Raghavan, Ph.D., and other researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center believe they may have found … Continued
Population-based testing for BRCA 1/2 gene mutations detects the high proportion of carriers not identified by cancer family history (FH)-based testing. A new study published in the Journal of the … Continued
One of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance’s first Partner Members, the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of California (OCA) parallels the Alliance in many ways. Originally founded in 1998 as a chapter … Continued
A special message from OCRF Founder and Chair, Sol Schreiber.
OCRF’s 20th Anniversary Legends Gala, hosted by Harry Connick, Jr., was held on Wednesday, November 5th at The Pierre Hotel in New York City. Honorees included the Janet Burros Memorial … Continued
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