Encourages public awareness and education, supports research and training as well as provides knowledge to women diagnosed with gynecologic cancers, such as ovarian, uterine, vaginal, vulvar, endometrial, fallopian tube, and cervical cancers.
www.foundationforwomenscancer.org
Offer support groups, a database of gynecologic oncologists searchable by state and educational materials.
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
Distributes materials and sponsors an annual advocacy conference for survivors and families.
Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
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Jun 09, 2011Avastin Continues to Show Impressive Results in Ovarian Cancer Avastin appears to reduce relative risk of disease progression in recurring ovarian cancer. |
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Dec 09, 2010The latest in cancer prevention, diagnosis & treatment |
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Sep 07, 2010PARP inhibitors continue to look “promising.” |
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Jun 20, 2010New Ovarian Cancer Screening Method Shows Promise Researchers have developed a new screening approach that produces very few false positives in postmenopausal women with an average risk of ovarian cancer. |
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Jun 15, 2010Longer Use of Avastin Slows Ovarian Cancer Continued use of the targeted drug Avastin (bevacizumab), after initial treatment with the drug and chemotherapy, helped slow progression of advanced ovarian cancer, according to a phase 3 study. |
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Jun 07, 2010Updates from the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. |
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Aug 20, 2009Ovarian cancer survivors ponder implications of CA-125 study. |
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Jun 09, 2009News from the 2009 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. |
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Dec 09, 2008Controlling lymphedema with the old and the new. |
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Dec 11, 2007When Survivors Speak And Physicians Listen Ovarian cancer survivor advocates led the way for scientific studies of early symptoms of ovarian cancer and are ultimately responsible for the recognition and consensus statement on the warning signs by the medical community. |