Linda visiting her mother at Friendship Village, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Much like The Willows, where I now reside
Have I said enough about OCRA, the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance? Probably not. OCRA is a non-profit that seems to operate much like our more local organization, the Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research. That is, it raises money by hook or crook, then funds research projects selected by a committee of experts. Both OCRA and the Rivkin Center also do good work by simply getting OVCA out into the public eye, harassing Congress for more funding, and so forth. I tend to favor Rivkin because I once volunteered there, and its founder, Saul Rivkin, is one of my heroes. Actually, when I donate I usually go straight to the front line by sending my contribution to Fred Hutch, using Linda’s web page:
Anyway, the
link at the bottom of this blog will tell you about some research funded by OCRA and
performed by their “dream team”, which includes a U. Washington researcher with
whom I have had some contact – Elizabeth Swisher. Swisher is, as we once were wont to say, the real
deal. You may find this article a bit
technical, but if you persevere you will obtained some useful insights. Go for it!
https://standuptocancer.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Scientific-Abstract-Ovarian-cancer1.pdf
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