Ovarcome

Celebrating more than 90 years of SURVIVORSHIP TOGETHER! Looking forward to our 7th Annual ZEAL FOR TEAL Luncheon on March 29! RSVPs closing soon: ovarcome.org/eve…/zeal-for-teal-annual-luncheon/. TOGETHER, we have the ZEAL FOR TEAL! ❤️#Ovarcome #ZealForTeal

Sharing a moment behind the scenes with Dr. Tyler Hillman before we started our OC 360 LIVE episode today. One of our very best sessions focusing on GCT and Sex Cord-Stromal tumors, as part 1 of our 3 part series on RARE OVARIAN CANCERS. 105+ in attendance from all over the world - the word 'intimate forum' took on a whole new meaning today! 👏 For those of you that have asked, we will post the recording on our YouTube when we are ready. Please subscribe to our YouTube to receive automatic notifications any time a new video is released. Dr. Hillman gave his time, insights, and information freely and passionately for all Ovarcomers present. Thank you for submitting such brilliant questions too! Together we learn, and be empowered - together #WeOvarcome! 🩵 #OC360LIVE

See you all tomorrow, October 29, for Part I of our III Part Series on Rare Ovarian Cancers featuring Dr. Tyler Hillman - Global Expert and Leading Researcher in rare ovarian cancers, particularly Granulosa Cell Tumors. We will have a fuller than full house - see you tomorrow! Ask. Learn. Be Empowered, on #OC360LIVE! ovarcome.org/oc-360-live/

What if supportive or palliative care began at diagnosis, not at the end of the cancer journey? WATCH episode just posted: youtu.be/uV9zTkh3bME?si=evJ2… From managing pain, fatigue, neuropathy and other treatment side effects to addressing emotional health, nutrition, caregiver needs and survivorship, supportive or palliative care should become an integral part of comprehensive cancer care. That's what we discussed on Connect Ovar Coffee ☕️ today with Dr. @PayamKashiMD and Dr. Susan Hong. WATCH on our YouTube and please SHARE! 🙏🏼 Watch. Learn. Share. Be Empowered. Let's #ConnectOvarCoffee! ☕️

Join us via link, tomorrow for this insightful, helpful, and actionable conversation on supportive care during diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship in ovarian and gynecologic cancers. WATCH LIVE: youtu.be/uV9zTkh3bME?si=_fNV… Please share with anyone who may benefit. Learn. Share. Be Empowered 💪 Let's #ConnectOvarCoffee! ☕️

Palliative Care is Supportive Care. What if supportive care started earlier and not later in the journey of Ovarcoming? Join us as we CONNECT OVAR COFFEE ☕️, with Dr. @PayamKashiMD and Dr. Hong to discuss palliative care, side-effect management, and how early support can improve quality of life for Ovarcomers and families. October 27, only on our YouTube. Learn. Share. Be Empowered. Let's #ConnectOvarCoffee! ☕️

This Tuesday, October 27 on our YouTube - see you soon as we Connect Ovar Coffee! ☕️

Our Autumn and Winter TEAL BOXES OF LOVE are now getting ready to find loving homes to bring JOY! Special thanks to Dr. Shafer for gracefully accepting our Teal Boxes of Love for Ovarcomers in active treatment 🙏🏼. Together we bring joy, together #WeOvarcome! 🦋

SUBMIT your questions to [email protected] by October 26. Details: ovarcome.org/oc-360-live/ PART 1 of our 3 Part Series on Rare Ovarian Cancers is coming up next week featuring Dr. Tyler Hillman and focusing on: GRANULOSA CELL & OTHER SEX CORD-STROMAL TUMORS - TREATMENT ADVANCES, AND RESEARCH. See you all next week! Together we learn, together #WeOvarcome! 🩵

Effective and EARLY Palliative or SUPPORTIVE CARE interventions can make a marked difference in the quality of life of Ovarcomers 🩵 In this episode of Connect Ovar Coffee ☕️ with Dr. @PayamKashiMD and Dr. Hong, we will dive deep into this topic, discuss the many side effects experienced, intervention strategies and MORE. Mark your calendars and join us for this insightful discussion, coming up next! Only on our YouTube. Learn. Share. Be Empowered! 💪 Let's #ConnectOvarCoffee!

Survivorship in ovarian cancer is steadily rising and improving and that’s truly something to celebrate! 🩵 Per the latest available reliable data, within the past 5 years almost a million women are in survivorship after an ovarian cancer diagnosis. 🙏🏼 But with this incredible progress come unique challenges and concerns that deserve open conversation. We need to talk about it, share the challenges encountered, and seek support from one another. This is how #WeOvarcome 🦋

"What's in a name?" Palliative Care = Symptom Management Care Simple. Friendly. Direct. Name matters. Join us as we CONNECT OVAR COFFEE ☕️ with Dr. @PayamKashiMD President Anna Global Health, and Dr. Susan Hong, Director of the Cancer Survivorship Program @VCUMassey to DIVE DEEP into this topic. Learn. Ask. Share. Be Empowered! 💪 Let's #ConnectOvarCoffee!

Next month our book Ovarcoming: Stories of Hope & Healing will celebrate 2 impactful years since its launch in November, 2024. 1. Available in 15+ countries worldwide 2. Distributed to our partner hospitals and clinics annually 3. Included in each TEAL BOX OF LOVE Chemo Care Program 4. Giveaways at events and exhibits Thousands of copies of our book have found loving homes, and we continue to share this beautiful gift with many ❤️. Our gratitude and special thanks to ALL Ovarcomers and Care Partners that have contributed their stories, and to Olympic Medalist and Ovarcomer @shannonmiller96 for writing the foreword of our book 🙏🏼. Your words are reaching others across the world 🌎 . This is how #WeOvarcome! 🩵

Ovarcoming with Brittany 🩵 38 year old Brittany was diagnosed with Low Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer (LGSOC) in January of this year. Brittany shares: "I was experiencing mild to extreme abdominal and lower pelvic pain. I am currently feeling lasting symptoms post surgery and during treatment. Forced early menopause is just one to name." She also experienced the C of the B.E.A.C.H. Symptoms of ovarian cancer. Join us to surround Brittany in our circle of love and Ovarcoming, and to send her our love and best wishes as she Ovarcomes. 🦋 Keep sharing the B.E.A.C.H. Symptoms: B = Bloating E = Early Satiety or feeling full quickly A = Abdominal &/or Pelvic Pain C = Changes in Bowel/Bladder Habits H = Heightened Fatigue

1. Add protein to a meal 2. Move for 5 minutes 3. Reach out to one person Dr. @DrTracyECrane gave a fantastic presentation on **Food, Fitness, Feelings: The Science of Better Living through Ovarcoming** at our recently concluded Annual Conference Ovarcoming Cancer, 2026. Full video here: youtu.be/cKpkgSYaATE?si=nlQT…

Thank you @IGCSociety for highlighting our research on GENETIC TESTING GAPS IN OVARIAN CANCER CARE at the 2026 IGCS–IGCAN International Advocacy Summit. Read our published poster on page 27: igcs.org/wp-content/uploads/… Advocacy changes outcomes. Together #WeOvarcome! 🩵

Talk About It. Effective symptom control during ongoing treatment needs to be discussed, highlighted, and focused on. Every symptom, big or small, deserves attention and deserves to be heard. This is how #WeOvarcome! 🩵

SIGN UP: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi… We are bringing rare ovarian cancers into the spotlight in a three part series starting in October. PART 1 TOPIC & SPEAKER: Join us for our next OC 360 LIVE | Ask The Expert, featuring Dr. Tyler Hillman, Global Expert and Leading Researcher in rare ovarian cancers, particularly Granulosa Cell Tumors. This is your chance to ask questions directly, and gain Dr. Hillman's expert guidance on diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, recurrence, clinical trials, and more. **Submit** your questions by October 26 to: [email protected] Sign up today and share this invitation with anyone who may benefit. Ask. Learn. Be Empowered, on OC 360 LIVE!