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Q&A with OCRFA Grantee Hui Shen, Ph.D.

By: Ovarian Cancer Research Fund

Source: Ovarian Cancer Research Fund

Date: September 27, 2016

Q&A with Hui Shen, Ph.D. Van Andel Research Institute 2016 Liz Tilberis Early Career Award OCRFA: Tell us about yourself. Dr. Shen: My name is Hui Shen. I am originally from China, and had lived in Hong Kong and Los Angeles before calling Michigan home. In terms of hobbies I love painting, cooking and […]

Q&A with OCRFA Grantee Hui Shen, Ph.D.

By: Ovarian Cancer Research Fund

Source: Ovarian Cancer Research Fund

Date: September 26, 2016

Q&A with Hui Shen, Ph.D. Van Andel Research Institute 2016 Liz Tilberis Early Career Award OCRFA: Tell us about yourself. Dr. Shen: My name is Hui Shen. I am originally from China, and had lived in Hong Kong and Los Angeles before calling Michigan home. In terms of hobbies I love painting, cooking and […]

#30DaysofTeal: Day 25

By: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance

Source: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance

Date: September 25, 2016

Learn your risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. This is National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week. Did you know these two diseases are linked, especially for women with mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes? Not sure if you might have a mutation? The CDC offers a free tool through the Know:BRCA website, […] The post #30DaysofTeal: Day 25 appeared first on Ovarian Cancer National Alliance.

#30DaysofTeal: Day 24

By: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance

Source: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance

Date: September 25, 2016

Do want to get your voice heard with elected officials? Become a 2017 OCRFA Advocate Leader! Our Advocate Leaders are a group of highly trained individuals who advance the interests of women with ovarian cancer at the local, state and federal levels. Our Advocate Leaders develop relationships with their elected officials, fight for increased funding […] The post #30DaysofTeal: Day 24 appeared first on Ovarian Cancer National Alliance.

Kiehl’s Since 1851 Celebrates LifeRide for Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance

By: Ovarian Cancer Research Fund

Source: Ovarian Cancer Research Fund

Date: September 23, 2016

Finale Event Celebrated at Kiehl’s Santa Monica on September 22 WHO: Kiehl’s President Chris Salgardo OCRFA President and CEO Audra Moran LifeRider Scott Patterson LifeRider Gilles Marini LifeRider Luke Wessman LifeRider Grant Reynolds …And special guests, including: Alyssa Milano Amanda Ensing Anne Le Annie Ilonzeh Brooke Hogan Chandler Kinney Claire Marshall Daniel Nguyen Dietrich Riley […]

Stand Up to Cancer Update Webinar

By: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance

Source: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance

Date: September 23, 2016

OCRFA and Dr. Elizabeth Swisher spoke about the exciting progress being made by the Stand Up to Cancer Ovarian Cancer Dream Team! The SU2C Ovarian Cancer Dream Team, funded by OCRFA and NOCC, got to work on year ago. Dr. Swisher, a gynecologic oncologist at the University of Washington and co-leader of the Dream Team, […] The post Stand Up to Cancer Update Webinar appeared first on Ovarian Cancer National Alliance.

#30DaysofTeal: Day 23

By: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance

Source: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance

Date: September 23, 2016

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines for Ovarian Cancer can help walk you through all aspects of an ovarian cancer diagnosis. It answers questions from before a diagnosis through the whole cancer care continuum. You can use this guide as a way to learn more and go back to your doctor with questions you might […] The post #30DaysofTeal: Day 23 appeared first on Ovarian Cancer National Alliance.

Action Alert: Oral Chemotherapy Parity

By: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance

Source: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance

Date: September 23, 2016

Join us in asking Congress to pass oral chemotherapy parity legislation today. This legislation will ensure that patients have access to the best chemotherapy drugs available, including many personalized therapies. Send an Action Alert to your Members of Congress Today! Why do we need this action now? The last decade has seen an explosion in […] The post Action Alert: Oral Chemotherapy Parity appeared first on Ovarian Cancer National Alliance.

#30DaysofTeal: Day 22

By: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance

Source: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance

Date: September 23, 2016

Miss USA, Deshauna Barber, joined Chad Ramsey and Lisa Mauti on Capitol Hill to meet with Members of Congress to educate them about ovarian cancer. Deshauna spoke with Members about Oral Chemotherapy Parity, asked for more research and awareness, and let them know just how important our community is. The post #30DaysofTeal: Day 22 appeared first on Ovarian Cancer National Alliance.

#30DaysofTeal: Day 21

By: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance

Source: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance

Date: September 23, 2016

Reps. Sean Duffy (R-WI) and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) to speak at briefing on the state of ovarian cancer in the United States Watch the Briefing WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Reps. Sean Duffy and Rosa DeLauro, both of whom had personal experiences with ovarian cancer, will celebrate the first anniversary of the Congressional Ovarian Cancer Caucus […] The post #30DaysofTeal: Day 21 appeared first on Ovarian Cancer National Alliance.