Hope for A Cure – Men Fighting Ovarian Cancer

A Breakthrough

A new ovarian cancer treatment dramatically reduces the chances of the disease returning, a study has shown. Read the article here.

The encouraging thing about this article is that it appears that researchers are getting closer to identifying cancer activity by using a blood test. Also, they are able to identify early stage cancer activity; yet, 65% of the time. That’s not great, but better than what we have been able

Fight On

Dear Friends, It has been 21/2 years since Sally passed away from Ovarian Cancer. This story is about the journey I have taken to try and make a difference in the battle against this terrible cancer. Ovarian Cancer takes the lives of 15,000 women each year. Most of them, like

West Fight On Cycle, Run, Walk

I’m visiting the West Cancer Center – where Sally was treated, and where Todd is a partner and now a full professor. We are a day away from our main fundraising event: the West Fight On Cycle, Run, Walk on September 17. Men Fighting Ovarian Cancer is a Diamond sponsor for

Angels of Hope

September is Ovarian Cancer Month Angels of Hope 8th Annual Luncheon About the Organization A non profit organization devoted to the unification of women for the sole purpose of eradicating this “no so silent” disease. T he mission is to provide cometary assistance to accelerate the advancement of research leading

Let’s Roc Run

September is Ovarian Cancer Month Let’s ROC!! 5k Run for Ovarian Cancer About the Organization The ovarian cancer education & research network, Inc. was formed in 2012 by dedicated volunteers with a personal connection to ovarian cancer. The mission of OCERN is to advocate for research for the early detection,

City of Hope: Hope, Sweat & Cures

September is Ovarian Cancer Month Hope Sweat & Cures Disneyland 5k, 10k and 1/2 Marathon About the Organization City of Hope is a leading research and treatment center for cancer diabetes and other life threatening diseases. Designated as a comprehensive cancer center. City of hope is also a founding member of

The State of the Fight

This is a wonderful article and represents the state of Ovarian Cancer research at this moment in time–( July 2016 ). Researchers are getting very close to answering questions that will allow for great strides forward in the early diagnosis and treatment. From the article: While ovarian cancer if found

Grail – Using Ultra-deep Sequencing to Detect Cancer

We at MFOC are excited about what’s happening at Grail. These are the people doing the science part of our goal to develop a simple early detection test for cancer. They use ultra-deep sequencing to detect circulating tumor DNA. This has the potential to be the holy grail for early

Education in time of crisis

A new version of a screening test for ovarian cancer may reduce deaths from the disease, but it needs more study to determine whether the benefits hold up, researchers reported on Thursday. Dr. Usha Menon is the a co-author of a Lancet article that says a screening test for ovarian cancer