Ovarian cancer
Common Name(s)
Ovarian cancer, Cancer, Ovarian
Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Ovarian cancer" for support, advocacy or research.
Learning that you have cancer can be an overwhelming experience – one that leaves you frightened, vulnerable and alone. The 4th Angel Mentoring Program offers free, one-on-one, confidential outreach and support from someone who has successfully made the same journey you are about to begin – the journey towards recovery. This specially trained volunteer and cancer survivor – your 4th Angel – is someone who will talk and listen in a supportive setting. The 4th Angel Mentoring Program is telephone based, so you can be connect with an angel anywhere in the country. 4th Angel Mentoring Program is part of The Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative, a national non-profit organizat
The Basser Research Center for BRCA provides education and support for individuals and families with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. Our mission is to deliver cutting edge research in basic and clinical sciences to advance the care of individuals who carry BRCA mutations. The Basser Center is part of the Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine.
We support people touched by breast and ovarian cancer by providing comprehensive, personalized services in an atmosphere of warmth and compassion.
Breast Friends ensures that no woman goes through cancer alone. We are a unique resource for women, their family, friends, co-workers and community minimizing the fear and isolation of cancer. For over a decade our programs have empowered thousands with emotional support and hope. We are survivors and professionals helping others celebrate the joy of life.
The Center is dedicated to gathering and disseminating knowledge about Jewish genetic disorders and hereditary cancers. Its mission is to educate and serve health care professionals, clergy and the Jewish community.
The mission of Conversations! is to provide information to people who are diagnosed with gynecologic cancers, their families, and caregivers.
FORCE is a national nonprofit dedicated to fighting hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. With 50 outreach groups throughout the U.S., and international affiliates, FORCE programs provide support, education, advocacy, awareness and research specific to hereditary cancers. Our programs serve anyone with a BRCA mutation or a family history of cancer. FORCE was founded on the principle that no one should have to face hereditary breast and ovarian cancer alone.
The Gilda Radner Ovarian Cancer Registry is looking for families with two or more diagnoses of ovarian cancer to join the Registry. Research conducted by the Registry will help the scientific and medical communities learn more about ovarian cancer and identify new genes associated with familial ovarian cancer.
HealthyWomen (HW) is the nation's leading independent health information source for women. Our core mission is to educate, inform and empower women to make smart health choices for themselves and their families. For more than 20 years, millions of women have been coming to HW for answers to their most pressing and personal health care questions. Through our wide array of online and print publications, HW provides health information that is original, objective, reviewed by medical experts and reflective of the advances in evidence-based health research.
To raise awareness and promote education about ovarian cancer. The Coalition is committed to improving the survival rate and quality of life for women with ovarian cancer.
The mission of the Norma Livingston Ovarian Cancer Foundation is to raise funds for ovarian cancer research and to increase awareness about the risks, symptoms and treatments of this disease.
Our mission is to advance the interests of women with ovarian cancer.
SHARE helps people through breast or ovarian cancer, from diagnosis through treatment and post-treatment, offering the unique support of survivors who've been there. All of SHARE's services are free of charge and include telephone support, educational programs, support groups, and public-health initiatives. Visit us at www.sharecancersupport.org or call our toll-free helplines at 866-891-2392.
Sharsheret is a national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish women and their families facing breast cancer. Our mission is to offer a community of support to women, of all Jewish backgrounds, diagnosed with breast cancer or at increased genetic risk, by fostering culturally-relevant individualized connections with networks of peers, health professionals, and related resources.
Founded by and for young adult survivors, the I'm Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation (i[2]y), is the nation's leading grassroots advocate for the next generation of cancer survivors and their caregivers in their late teens, 20s and 30s. A TIME Magazine Best 50 Website, we have helped bring the cause of 'young adult cancer' to the national spotlight and rallied a brand new generation of activists to give voice to our forgotten population. Our mission is to empower young adults affected by cancer.
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Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Ovarian cancer" for support, advocacy or research.
Learning that you have cancer can be an overwhelming experience – one that leaves you frightened, vulnerable and alone. The 4th Angel Mentoring Program offers free, one-on-one, confidential outreach and support from someone who has successfully made the same journey you are about to begin – the journey towards recovery. This specially trained volunteer and cancer survivor – your 4th Angel – is someone who will talk and listen in a supportive setting. The 4th Angel Mentoring Program is telephone based, so you can be connect with an angel anywhere in the country. 4th Angel Mentoring Program is part of The Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative, a national non-profit organizat
http://www.4thangel.orgThe Basser Research Center for BRCA provides education and support for individuals and families with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. Our mission is to deliver cutting edge research in basic and clinical sciences to advance the care of individuals who carry BRCA mutations. The Basser Center is part of the Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine.
http://www.basser.orgWe support people touched by breast and ovarian cancer by providing comprehensive, personalized services in an atmosphere of warmth and compassion.
http://www.bcconnections.orgBreast Friends ensures that no woman goes through cancer alone. We are a unique resource for women, their family, friends, co-workers and community minimizing the fear and isolation of cancer. For over a decade our programs have empowered thousands with emotional support and hope. We are survivors and professionals helping others celebrate the joy of life.
http://www.breastfriends.orgThe Center is dedicated to gathering and disseminating knowledge about Jewish genetic disorders and hereditary cancers. Its mission is to educate and serve health care professionals, clergy and the Jewish community.
http://www.jewishgenetics.orgThe mission of Conversations! is to provide information to people who are diagnosed with gynecologic cancers, their families, and caregivers.
http://www.ovarian-news.orgFORCE is a national nonprofit dedicated to fighting hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. With 50 outreach groups throughout the U.S., and international affiliates, FORCE programs provide support, education, advocacy, awareness and research specific to hereditary cancers. Our programs serve anyone with a BRCA mutation or a family history of cancer. FORCE was founded on the principle that no one should have to face hereditary breast and ovarian cancer alone.
http://www.facingourrisk.orgThe Gilda Radner Ovarian Cancer Registry is looking for families with two or more diagnoses of ovarian cancer to join the Registry. Research conducted by the Registry will help the scientific and medical communities learn more about ovarian cancer and identify new genes associated with familial ovarian cancer.
http://www.ovariancancer.comHealthyWomen (HW) is the nation's leading independent health information source for women. Our core mission is to educate, inform and empower women to make smart health choices for themselves and their families. For more than 20 years, millions of women have been coming to HW for answers to their most pressing and personal health care questions. Through our wide array of online and print publications, HW provides health information that is original, objective, reviewed by medical experts and reflective of the advances in evidence-based health research.
http://www.healthywomen.orgTo raise awareness and promote education about ovarian cancer. The Coalition is committed to improving the survival rate and quality of life for women with ovarian cancer.
http://www.ovarian.orgThe mission of the Norma Livingston Ovarian Cancer Foundation is to raise funds for ovarian cancer research and to increase awareness about the risks, symptoms and treatments of this disease.
http://www.nlovca.orgOur mission is to advance the interests of women with ovarian cancer.
http://ovariancancer.org/SHARE helps people through breast or ovarian cancer, from diagnosis through treatment and post-treatment, offering the unique support of survivors who've been there. All of SHARE's services are free of charge and include telephone support, educational programs, support groups, and public-health initiatives. Visit us at www.sharecancersupport.org or call our toll-free helplines at 866-891-2392.
http://www.sharecancersupport.orgSharsheret is a national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish women and their families facing breast cancer. Our mission is to offer a community of support to women, of all Jewish backgrounds, diagnosed with breast cancer or at increased genetic risk, by fostering culturally-relevant individualized connections with networks of peers, health professionals, and related resources.
http://www.sharsheret.orgFounded by and for young adult survivors, the I'm Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation (i[2]y), is the nation's leading grassroots advocate for the next generation of cancer survivors and their caregivers in their late teens, 20s and 30s. A TIME Magazine Best 50 Website, we have helped bring the cause of 'young adult cancer' to the national spotlight and rallied a brand new generation of activists to give voice to our forgotten population. Our mission is to empower young adults affected by cancer.
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General Resources
The Ovarian Cancer Symptom Diary App will help you learn about the risks, signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. This first-of-its-kind application allows a woman to track symptoms that could indicate ovarian cancer.
Scientific Literature
Articles from the PubMed Database
Research articles describe the outcome of a single study. They are the published results of original research.
The terms "Ovarian cancer" returned 6828 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: N. Engl. J. Med.. 2018 04;378(14):1363-1364.
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Immunotherapy directed against private tumor neo-antigens derived from non-synonymous somatic mutations is a promising strategy of personalized cancer immunotherapy. However, feasibility in low mutational load tumor types remains unknown. Comprehensive and deep analysis of circulating ...
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The anti-tumor activities of Natural compounds and their derivatives are of great interest to pharmaceutical industries. Fisetin is one of prospective natural compounds in this regard but unfortunately with poor hydrophilicity.
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Reviews from the PubMed Database
Review articles summarize what is currently known about a disease. They discuss research previously published by others.
The terms "Ovarian cancer" returned 651 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Jan;97(2):e9380.
A meta-analysis was performed to determine if BRCA1/2 mutations are associated with improved overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with ovarian cancer.
Journal: Semin. Oncol.. 2017 06;44(3):187-197.
The approval, in 2015, of the first poly (adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase inhibitor (PARPi; olaparib, Lynparza) for platinum-sensitive relapsed high-grade ovarian cancer with either germline or somatic BRCA1/2 deleterious mutations is changing the way that BRCA1/2 testing ...
Journal: Cell. Physiol. Biochem.. 2017 ;44(3):948-966.
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), a class of non-coding transcripts, have recently been emerging with heterogeneous molecular actions, adding a new layer of complexity to gene-regulation networks in tumorigenesis. LncRNAs are considered important factors in several ovarian cancer histotypes, ...
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/BRCA2
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/BRCA1
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/FGFR4
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/breast-cancer
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/AKT2
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/lung-cancer
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/bladder-cancer
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/prostate-cancer
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/parathyroid-cancer
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/fragile-x-associated-primary-ovarian-insufficiency
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/SULF1
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/TUSC3
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/MSH2
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/PRPF4
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/SLC22A18
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/DPH1
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/EEF1A2
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/CREBBP
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/predisposition
There are currently no related results available in GeneReviews.
There are currently no related results available in Genetic Testing Registry.
Clinical Trial Information This information is provided by ClinicalTrials.gov

Finding the right clinical trial for Ovarian cancer can be challenging. However, with TrialsFinder (which uses the Reg4ALL database and privacy controls by Private Access), you can permit researchers to let you know opportunities to consider - all without revealing your identity.