Monthly Archives: August 2011
Annual Turn Up the Heat! Gala
The 2012 Annual Turn Up the Heat! Gala take place at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C. on February 7th. Please check back soon for further details.
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National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
The entire month of September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Get involved at the local level, wear teal and help spread the word about this disease.
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Less than One Percent of Cancer Patients Enroll in Trials
A study based on the California Cancer Registry found that less than one percent of cancer patients enroll in clinical trials. Black patients, those older than 65, those with early stage cancer or with gastrointestinal or lunch cancers were less … Continue reading
New Drug Shows Promise in Ovarian Cancer
An experimental drug that has been shown to be effective in treating ovarian cancer in patients with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations also appears to work in some patients without the mutations. The drug olaparib is one of several experimental … Continue reading
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PAPR Inhibitors May Work Against More Ovarian Cancers
PAPR inhibitors, first used in trials for women with ovarian cancer who had a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, are now being used in trials for women without these genetic mutations and showing some effect. In a recent … Continue reading
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Statement from the Alliance about Chemotherapy Drug Shortages
As of August 2011, there are more than 180 drug shortages reported, including numerous chemotherapeutic agents. Ovarian cancer drugs, including taxol and Doxil, are in short supply. The Ovarian Cancer National Alliance is working with stakeholders and government authorities to … Continue reading
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Shop Teal and Support Women with Ovarian Cancer
September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. You can support women with this disease through everyday purchases, back-to-school shopping or special items sold by our “teal” friends. Your purchases help the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance save women’s lives. Friday, September … Continue reading
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New Antibody may Indicate Risk for Ovarian Cancer
History of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Doubles the Risk of Ovarian Cancer
A Taiwanese study of approximately 200,000 women found that 90 women developed ovarian cancer during the three year period during which the study took place. Approximately twice as many women with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), based on the percentage of women … Continue reading
Scientists Find New Ovarian Cancer Gene
(Reuters) Women who carry a faulty copy of a gene called RAD51D have an almost one in 11 chance of developing ovarian cancer, scientists said on Sunday in a finding they called the most significant ovarian cancer gene discovery for … Continue reading
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How MyLifeLine.org Helped Me Gain the Support I Needed From My Friends and Family
In a guest blog, Kimberly Jewett talks about how MyLifeLine.org helped when she had cancer—and what the organization offers to ovarian cancer survivors. Sign up for your free website today! At the time of my cancer diagnosis, I was 31 … Continue reading
Avon Books and the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance Urge Women to K.I.S.S. and Teal
September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and Avon Books is joining forces with the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance to urge women to learn about the symptoms of ovarian cancer–and to help us spread the “K.I.S.S. and Teal” message (Know … Continue reading
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