September 8, 2011
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, CancerCare’s professional oncology social workers can help you:
- learn ways to cope with an ovarian cancer diagnosis
- communicate with your health care team and loved ones
- find resources in your community
- and manage the financial challenges of cancer.
CancerCare’s Connect® booklet Medical Update on Ovarian Cancer describes the latest treatments for people coping with ovarian cancer. This publication is based on a CancerCare Connect Education Workshop presented by leading experts in ovarian cancer.
Listen to the workshop.
CancerCare is currently recruiting participants for free support groups for people affected by ovarian cancer. Groups are available online, over the telephone, and in-person at our offices in New York City, Long Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey.
Register for a support group.
CancerCare has also partnered with L’Oréal Paris and Ovarian Cancer Research Fund to provide a telephone counseling and referral service just for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
Call the L’Oreal Paris Ovarian Cancer Research Hope Line to speak with a professional oncology social worker: 1‑877‑OV‑HOPE‑1 (1‑877‑684‑6731)
Learn more about CancerCare’s free services for people affected by ovarian cancer.
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Posted by Kyle Hornyak
April 19, 2011
CancerCare’s team needs your help to reach its fundraising goal at the 14th Annual EIF Revlon Run/Walk for Women, to be held Saturday, April 30 in New York City.
Since 2006, CancerCare has been a beneficiary of the EIF Revlon Run/Walk for Women. This year, CancerCare’s Team hopes to raise $10,000 in support of our free, professional services for women diagnosed with breast and gynecological cancers.
Many of this year’s team members are CancerCare professional oncology social workers who provide free support services such as counseling and support groups for people affected by cancer. Participating in the run/walk or making a donation is a way to, in turn, support them.
Register to run/walk online today on the CancerCare Team page. Registration is $35. If you don’t live in New York City area, you can still support the CancerCare EIF Revlon Run/Walk team by making a donation on the page.
For more information about the walk, and how to join our team, contact team co-captain Deborah Sussman at dsussman@cancercare.org.
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Posted by Kyle Hornyak
February 8, 2011
CancerCare is now recruiting team members to participate in the 14th Annual EIF Revlon Run/Walk for Women, to be held Saturday, April 30 in New York City.
Last year, our team of dedicated runners and walkers raised more than $50,000 for CancerCare’s free, professional support services for women diagnosed with breast and gynecological cancers.
Register to join our team before Feb. 28 and save $5 by using the limited-time promotion code NYTEAM5. Early bird registration is $30; regular registration is $35.
Don’t live in New York? You can still support the CancerCare EIF Revlon Run/Walk team by making a donation on the CancerCare team page.
For more information about the walk, and how to join our team, contact team co-captain Deborah Sussman at dsussman@cancercare.org.
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Posted by Kyle Hornyak
November 16, 2010
Ovarian cancer is in the news today. A new European study found that women who take postmenopausal hormonal treatment are at higher risk of developing ovarian cancer. This finding applied to women who used estrogen-only hormone therapy, often taken after a hysterectomy, not women receiving estrogen-progestin combination treatment.
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, help is available. You can reach the L’Oréal Paris Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Helpline at 1-877-OV-HOPE-1 (1-877-684-6731) to speak with an oncology social worker. CancerCare has also just released a booklet covering the latest advances in ovarian cancer treatment. Medical Update on Ovarian Cancer can be read online or ordered using our online order form.
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Posted by Monica Cavazos Mendez
September 2, 2010
September is both Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
CancerCare partnered with L’Oreal Paris and Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) to create a free telephone counseling and referral service for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
Launched one year ago, The L’Oreal Paris OCRF Hopeline has proven to be a great source of support for many women facing an ovarian cancer diagnosis. The Hopeline is staffed by professional oncology social workers and operates Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
Call the L’Oréal Paris OCRF Hope Line at 877-OV-HOPE-1 (877-684-6731).
CancerCare responded to the needs of men facing prostate cancer by publishing two new fact sheets: Caring for Your Bones When You Have Prostate Cancer and Prostate Cancer: What You Should Know About Screening and Diagnosis.
For more resources on these cancers, including additional publications, support groups and archived connect education workshops, visit the diagnoses pages on our website.
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Posted by Kyle Hornyak
September 1, 2009
CALL 1-877-OV-HOPE-1 (877-684-6731)
While any cancer diagnosis is a frightening and stressful experience, when the diagnosis is ovarian cancer, too many women have no place to turn for help in coping with their situation. While five-year survival rates exceed 90 percent in early-stage diagnoses, there is still no effective early-stage test for the disease, which often is not diagnosed until it reaches an advanced stage, when it is far more difficult to treat successfully.
Now CancerCare and its partners, L’Oréal Paris and the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, have launched the L’Oreal Paris OCRF Hope Line, a free telephone counseling and referral service staffed by CancerCare‘s professional oncology social workers, who can help address women’s concerns about an ovarian cancer diagnosis and identify resources to ensure they receive the best care possible.
Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer among U.S. women. This year, approximately 22,000 women will be diagnosed, and nearly 15,000 will lose their lives to the disease, according to the National Cancer Institute.
If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, call the Hope Line at 877-OV-HOPE-1 (877-684-6731). The line operates Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET.
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Posted by Jeanie M. Barnett
