LifeIce: A Daughter's Gift of Love Becomes a Mother�...
LifeIce: A Daughter's Gift of Love Becomes a Mother's Legacy
How a daughter's homemade nutritional ice chips for her mother became LifeIce.
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"What Makes My Mother Special" Mother’s Day...
"What Makes My Mother Special" Mother’s Day Campaign
From May 1st until Mother's Day on May 12th, we'll honor special mothers on our website and Facebook.
Update on Treatment for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
Update on Treatment for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
A new article summarizes treatment options for women with recurrent ovarian cancer. The article includes information about when to treat a recurrence, what agents are available and the goals of therapy. Read the full article here
Large Study Points to Similarities Between Endometrial and ...
Large Study Points to Similarities Between Endometrial and Ovarian Cancers
According to a large new study published May 2, 2013 in the prestigious journal Nature, researchers have found that endometrial tumors can be reclassified into distinct subtypes based partly on their genomic makeup, and may respond to targeted drugs already being tested in clinical trials. Furthermore, they found that genomic alterations in uterine serous tumors—the … Continued
Experts Tackle Key Issues for Ovarian Cancer in New White P...
Experts Tackle Key Issues for Ovarian Cancer in New White Paper
Last fall, the Alliance convened a ground-breaking meeting in Washington, DC, to consider some of the most challenging topics facing the ovarian cancer community. A group of researchers, oncologists, regulatory experts, advocates and industry representatives attempted to answer questions such as: “How can more women be treated where they live?” “How can we facilitate increased … Continued
Partner Member Profile: Dancing For A Cure
Partner Member Profile: Dancing For A Cure
Susan Friedman was inspired to start Dancing For A Cure when her best friend of 40 years, Karen Schek, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2006. “I really wasn’t sure what to do,” recalls Susan. “I owned a dance studio at the time, so I put up a notice on the bulletin board asking if … Continued
Many Ovarian Cancer Patients Use Humor to Cope
Many Ovarian Cancer Patients Use Humor to Cope
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, including former OCRF grantee Stephen Rose, MD, conducted a qualitative research study looking at how patients with recurrent ovarian cancer experience humor to gain insight into the feasibility of using humor as a “therapeutic adjunct.” The study, which was published in the March 2013 issue of the International Journal … Continued
Report from the American Association of Cancer Researchers ...
Report from the American Association of Cancer Researchers Meeting
Ovarian cancer survivor Susan Leighton reports on her experience at the American Association of Cancer Researchers meeting, which took place in April 2013. For the second year in a row I had the privilege of being selected to attend the Scientist-Survivor Program (SSP) of the American Association of Cancer Researchers. The SSP program was established … Continued
Experimental Drug Active in Platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer
Experimental Drug Active in Platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer
Earlier this month at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Cancer Research, OCRF grantee Joyce Liu, MD, MPH presented research showing that 20% of women with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer responded to an experimental drug that targets a protein common in ovarian cancer. The small clinical trial is the first to show results from … Continued
Two-Step Immunotherapy Shows Promise Against Advanced Ovari...
Two-Step Immunotherapy Shows Promise Against Advanced Ovarian Cancer
In a small study presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research earlier this month, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania reported success with a new two-step immunotherapy approach to treating advanced ovarian cancer when combined with chemotherapy. The process begins with treatment with a personalized vaccine, which is created from … Continued
Endometriosis Treatments Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk
Endometriosis Treatments Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk
Women who had surgery to treat their endometriosis also lowered their risk of developing ovarian cancer. A study of approximately 600 Swedish women found that those who either had one ovary removed or had surgery to remove endometriotic tissue had a 20 to 42 percent lower risk of developing ovarian cancer. See the abstract here … Continued
Disparities in Ovarian Cancer Care and Quality
Disparities in Ovarian Cancer Care and Quality
In a new study of over 47,000 women with ovarian cancer, researchers found disparities in the quality of ovarian cancer care and survival according to race and socioeconomic status. Not receiving care adherent with National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines was a predictor of inferior survival. Women who were black, on Medicare, or uninsured were less … Continued