The five year survival rate for ovarian cancer has not changed significantly over the past 40 years despite the fact that billions of private and federal dollars have been spent on ovarian cancer research. The situation is perhaps best described by the provocative headline in Newsweek (September 15, 2008),
“We Fought Cancer... And Cancer Won.”


Ovarian Cancer Institute announces test for ovarian cancer
that is 100% accurate.

OCI scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have attained very promising results on their initial investigations of a new test for ovarian cancer. Using a new technique involving mass spectrometry of a single drop of blood serum, the test correctly identified women with ovarian cancer in 100 percent of the patients tested.

"Because ovarian cancer is a disease of relatively low prevalence, it’s essential that tests for it be extremely accurate. We believe we may have developed such a test,” said John McDonald, chief research scientist at the Ovarian Cancer Institute and professor of biology at Georgia Tech. The test itself was developed in collaboration with the research group of Facundo Fernandez, an associate professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.



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Study Suggests New Treatment Option for Cancer Metastasis


We hope that you will be able to join us for the following events:
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We are thrilled that Dazzl Jewelry Boutique will be donating a portion of all sales from the month of September to the Ovarian Cancer Institute. In addition, they are offering customers 10% off all purchases - Visit Dazzl today!

Located in the
Springs Shopping Center
206-A Johnson Ferry Road NE
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
404-833-3461
www.dazzl.net

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Ovarian Cycle Ride to
Change the Future
www.ovariancycle.org


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An Evening at Bacchanalia

Every September, the Ovarian Cancer Institute invites Atlanta's top philanthropists to an exclusive dinner at Bacchanalia.

If you would like more
information on the 2012 event,
please call (404) 300-2997.
One in 57 women in the United States will develop ovarian cancer. Approximately 27,000 are diagnosed every year, and roughly a third of them will survive more than 5 years. Here at the Ovarian Cancer Institute, we are highly dedicated to changing these odds.

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