Ovarian Cancer Organizations
Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance
The primary goal of the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance is to significantly reduce the number of deaths from ovarian cancer and ultimately conquer the disease. They have information on ovarian cancer advocacy, education, awareness, diagnosis, and treatment.
The Foundation for Women's Cancer strives to keep women informed and to enable them to be their own health advocates. The Foundation for Women's Cancer provides information on causes and symptoms for ovarian cancer as well as other leading types of women's cancers.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network is a nonprofit alliance of 28 of the leading cancer centers in the U.S. that treat all types of cancers, including ovarian cancer. They are dedicated to improving the quality and effectiveness of care provided to patients with cancer.
The National Cancer Institute provides comprehensive ovarian cancer information from the U.S. government's principal agency for cancer research.
Personal Stories
Stories From Ovarian Cancer Patients
This link will take you to the ovarian cancer web site at Johns Hopkins Pathology. Share your story or read about other patients’ accounts of their experiences with ovarian cancer.
Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trials
New medications and treatments for ovarian cancer are constantly being developed. These must be shown to be safe and effective before doctors can prescribe them to patients. Through clinical trials, researchers test the effects of new drugs on a group of volunteers with ovarian cancer. Following a strict protocol and using carefully controlled conditions, researchers evaluate the investigational drugs under development and measure the ability of the new drug to treat ovarian cancer, its safety, and any possible side effects.
Some patients with ovarian cancer are reluctant to take part in clinical trials for fear of getting no treatment at all. This is not what happens. Patients who participate in clinical trials may receive the most effective therapy available for their condition -- or they may receive treatments that are being evaluated for future use. The drugs being tested may be even more effective than the current ovarian cancer treatment, or they may be found to be ineffective or too toxic. The specifics about a particular clinical trial should be discussed with your doctor.
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The following websites offer information and services to help you find an ovarian cancer clinical trial that is right for you.
This website imports information for all cancer clinical studies federally registered with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is an unbiased cancer clinical trial matching and navigation service enabling patients to search for cancer trials based on disease and location.
This website offers up-to-date information for locating federally and privately supported clinical trials for cancer.
This website lists more than 6,000 cancer clinical trials, and explains what to do when you find one that you think is right for you.
This website lists industry-sponsored clinical trials that are actively recruiting patients.