Resources

National Resources for Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA)

www.ovariancancer.org

This national umbrella organization works to increase public and professional understanding of ovarian cancer, and to advocate for more effective diagnostics, treatments, and a cure.

Gilda Radner Ovarian Cancer Familial Registry

www.ovariancancer.com

The registry tracks families with a history of ovarian cancer, and offers a help line, education, information, and peer support for women with high risk (family history) of ovarian cancer.

National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC)

www.ovarian.org

NOCC is a national membership organization with state chapters. This organization promotes awareness and education for the general public and medical community and funding for research to find an early detection mechanism.

Conversations!

www.ovarian-news.org

Conversations! is an international newsletter for those fighting ovarian cancer.

Lynne Cohen Foundation

www.lynnecohenfoundation.org

The Lynne Cohen Foundation for Ovarian Cancer Research supports research to improve the survival rates for women with ovarian cancer.

Foundation for Women's Cancer

www.foundationforwomenscancer.org

Foundation for Women's Cancer (formerly GCF) was established by the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists to raise funds to support philanthropic programs to benefit women who have, or who are at risk for developing, a gynecologic cancer.

Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO)

www.sgo.org

The SGO is a professional organization of specialists trained in obstetrics and gynecology who subsequently took formal training (surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy) to become qualified to participate in all effective forms of treatment of women with gynecologic cancers.

Ovarian Cycle

ovariancycle.org/about.aspx

Ovarian Cycle is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has developed a unique fundraising program. Their indoor cycling events include FREE training programs at local area health and fitness clubs to help build your endurance.

National Resources for ALL Cancers

Clinical Trials.gov

www.clinicaltrials.gov

The U.S. National Institutes of Health, through its National Library of Medicine, has developed ClinicalTrials.gov to provide patients, family members and members of the public current information about clinical research studies.

Cancer Information Services

www.cancernet.nci.nih.gov

A practical first stop for those first diagnosed with cancer. This site offers the most recent and accurate cancer information from the National Cancer Institute, a component of the National Institutes of Health.

American Cancer Society

www.cancer.org

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. The ACS has materials in Spanish and Chinese.

Cancer Care, Inc.

www.cancercare.org

Cancer Care, Inc. is a national non-profit agency dedicated to providing emotional support, information, referral, and practical assistance to people with cancer and their loved ones, at no charge.