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Ovarcome Raising global awareness, funding research, and providing financial & psycho-social assistance Ovarcoming cancer - celebrating life!

At Ovarcome, we are inspired by the simple philosophy of support, love, and celebration of life.

STAY INFORMED. From the FDA DESK: On February 10, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved pembrolizumab as ...
02/15/2026

STAY INFORMED.

From the FDA DESK: On February 10, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved pembrolizumab as well as pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph in combination with paclitaxel, with or without bevacizumab, for adult patients with PLATINUM RESISTANT epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma whose tumors express PD-L1 (CPS≥1) as determined by an FDA-authorized test, and who have received one or two prior systemic treatment regimens.

This win comes out of the multi-center and multi-national KEYNOTE-B96 trial! Ask your questions directly to the Expert Dr. Matulonis on our upcoming OC 360 LIVE on March 4! RSVPs opening soon!

Let's keep hoping, let's keep Ovarcoming 🩵

READ:
https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/merck-pushes-keytruda-across-fda-finish-line-its-first-ovarian-cancer-nod

https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resources-information-approved-drugs/fda-approves-pembrolizumab-paclitaxel-platinum-resistant-epithelial-ovarian-fallopian-tube-or

Love to you today and always 💙🩵♥️Happy Valentine's Day! 💙
02/14/2026

Love to you today and always 💙🩵♥️
Happy Valentine's Day! 💙

It's time for another new t-shirt GIVEAWAY for all those present on call, on Empowerment Day 1 on March 19 at ZEAL FOR T...
02/12/2026

It's time for another new t-shirt GIVEAWAY for all those present on call, on Empowerment Day 1 on March 19 at ZEAL FOR TEAL! 🎉

With these t-shirts we stand TOGETHER - ONE mission, ONE community. ONE united spirit of Ovarcoming 🩵

That’s the power of coming together to show our ZEAL FOR TEAL 💥!

Our 15th Annual 2 day Survivorship Empowerment Series Event is coming up on March 19-20, featuring 12+ top global experts coming together to show their ZEAL FOR TEAL, too! ⭐️

Have you registered yet?
View Details and RSVP Via This Link 🔗 : https://ovarcome.org/zeal-for-teal-survivorship-empowerment-series/

FREE event, as always, for all our Ovarcomers worldwide 🌎 .
Special thanks to our beloved Ovarcomers for the stunning pictures! Do you have our t-shirts too? Send us pics, we would love to share!

Together we show our ZEAL FOR TEAL, together ! 🩵 See you all next month!

As we go through the seasons of Ovarcoming, every day may bring different choices, and different paths to healing. ❤️‍🩹 ...
02/11/2026

As we go through the seasons of Ovarcoming, every day may bring different choices, and different paths to healing. ❤️‍🩹

What are you choosing for your "NOW"? Your choice could be someone's strength today. 🙏

Drop your WORD below. ⬇️
Together We Ovarcome 🩵

For the love of awareness and empowerment ❤️ 🩵 With grateful thanks to the university and to our Board Member and belove...
02/11/2026

For the love of awareness and empowerment ❤️ 🩵

With grateful thanks to the university and to our Board Member and beloved 28 year Ovarcomer Betty, ovarian cancer awareness recently took center stage in a graduate class presentation at Texas A&M University along with our B.E.A.C.H. symptom cards distributed to all attendees.

Educating, advocating, empowering, and sharing life-saving knowledge - this is how ! 🩵

On and EVERY DAY, let's keep sharing the B.E.A.C.H. symptoms of ovarian cancer:

B = Bloating
E = Early Satiety or feeling full quickly
A = Abdominal &/or Pelvic Pain
C = Changes in Bowel/Bladder Habits
H = Heightened Fatigue

PROMISING!We are thrilled to announce that KEY investigator of this study, Dr. Emil Lou, is one of the Speakers at our u...
02/09/2026

PROMISING!
We are thrilled to announce that KEY investigator of this study, Dr. Emil Lou, is one of the Speakers at our upcoming 15th Annual ZEAL FOR TEAL Empowerment Series event on March 19-20.

Be there to learn more!
REGISTER: https://ovarcome.org/zeal-for-teal-survivorship-empowerment-series/

Dr. Lou writes:
"In research, patience is a virtue, driven and supported by potential for discovering the unknown in a way that will "lead to something." Some discoveries are small at the time, but end up being a spark that lights a flame. One example is Tumor-Stroma Proportion (TSP), which I included as a biomarker in a prospective translational study that I carried out with support from a UMN CTSI/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) supported KL2 Early Career Investigator Award. We discovered that high TSP -- a factor detectable in tumors from time of diagnosis -- was potentially predictive of platinum chemoresistance in ovarian cancer. We published this first finding in JAMA Oncology in 2019 and attracted interest from the field of gyn oncology.

Next we validated the finding in a larger dataset, published in JAMA Network Open in 2024.

Then AI entered the chat, in practice and also in ex*****on of this research problem: led by a synergistic collaboration by Dr. Martina Bazzaro University of Minnesota and Dr. Anant Madabhushi Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University/Georgia Institute of Technology and team, we applied deep learning methodology toward identifying TSP in ovarian tumors from patients. This work has been published in BJC Reports.

Next steps: More AI, more breaking down barriers of predictive and prognostic biomarkers in ovarian cancer, validating a sensitive and affordable test that we can integrate into prospective large-scale clinical trials with integration of AI, based on material we have right away after diagnosis. Even more progress and work to come!"

READ: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44276-026-00205-1

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT FOR ZEAL FOR TEAL 2026!Register Now: https://ovarcome.org/zeal-for-teal-survivorship-empowerment-serie...
02/09/2026

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT FOR ZEAL FOR TEAL 2026!
Register Now: https://ovarcome.org/zeal-for-teal-survivorship-empowerment-series/

We are honored to welcome Dr. David O’Malley as one of our esteemed Speakers.

Dr. O’Malley, Director, Gynecologic Oncology, is a globally recognized gynecologic oncologist. His deep commitment to patients, advancing survivorship, and passion for better outcomes makes him the perfect Speaker for the topic **Tomorrow's Therapy Today in Gynecologic Cancers**

Join us on March 19-20 for our 15th Annual ZEAL FOR TEAL Empowerment Series as we come together once again to learn, mingle, Ovarcome! Please share and invite everyone who may benefit - let's show our ZEAL FOR TEAL! ⭐️

The Ohio State University

SIGN UP here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/hkOKIrDqRMWC0VFqIE3D6w #/registrationOn this month of love, and o...
02/07/2026

SIGN UP here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/hkOKIrDqRMWC0VFqIE3D6w #/registration

On this month of love, and on Saturday, Feb 14, Valentine's Day, join us for our February session of TEAL TRUTHS: ONLINE Hope & Healing Support Series where we come together each month for an hour, to support, uplift, share, love, hope, and Ovarcome. 🩵 ❤️

Join for support
Join for friendships
Join for love
Join to Ovarcome Together

See you soon on . Share and invite a friend to join this intimate and loving support group that is sure to inspire and rejuvenate you 🙏🏼 - we look forward to seeing you!

Together, ! 🦋

Ovarcoming with Emily ❤️. Perfect pic for the month of love 💕. Emily exhibited the classic B.E.A.C.H. symptoms of ovaria...
02/07/2026

Ovarcoming with Emily ❤️. Perfect pic for the month of love 💕.
Emily exhibited the classic B.E.A.C.H. symptoms of ovarian cancer prior to her diagnosis.

"I admitted myself into the ER after severe abdominal pain, bloating, and inconsistent bowel movements. The ER conducted ultrasounds and CT scans thinking it was an ovarian cyst due to my age. The ER doctor then revealed they found two masses, one on both ovaries along with fluid in the abdomen. The ER doctor referred me to an oncologist who then scheduled me for a laparoscopy to get biopsies."

28 year old Emily was diagnosed with stage IIIC ovarian cancer in September, 2025. Emily also tested positive for Lynch Syndrome.

Emily shared: "my family has been tremendous and by my side throughout every procedure, surgery, and countless appointments. I am currently staying with my mom and younger brother while I continue treatment." 🙏🏼💙

Please join us in sending our love, best wishes, and the spirit of Ovarcoming as Emily Ovarcomes 🩵 .

Have a happy, healthy, hopeful weekend friends - recharge, refresh, rejuvenate. Keep inspiring, keep Ovarcoming! 🩵

Keep sharing the B.E.A.C.H. Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer:
B~ Bloating
E~ Early Satiety or feeling full quickly
A~ Abdominal &/or Pelvic Pain
C~ Changes in Bowel/Bladder Habits
H~ Heightened Fatigue

Special thanks to all our partner hospitals (577 and counting) for collaborating with us in serving our Ovarcomers. This is how ! 🩵

Texas Oncology Memorial Hermann In the Pink of Health

Say welcome to Dr. Ursula Matulonis - Chief of Gynecologic Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and one of the giant...
02/05/2026

Say welcome to Dr. Ursula Matulonis - Chief of Gynecologic Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and one of the giants in the field of women's cancers. Dr. Matulonis is coming to us to answer YOUR questions! Mark your calendars, join us, and please share.

RSVPs opening SOON!

SUBMIT your questions ahead of time at info@ovarcome.org, or Ask The Expert Live - our inaugural session of OC 360 LIVE: ASK THE EXPERT 2026 Series is on March 4!

WHAT IS OC 360 LIVE?
OC 360 LIVE is our live, interactive virtual series that connects Ovarcomers and Care Partners directly with leading Gynecologic Oncology experts. Participants can ask questions real-time or submit questions ahead of time, about diagnosis, treatment, remission, survivorship & Ovarcoming.

Ask. Learn. Share. Be Empowered on !

Today, February 4th is World Cancer Day. 🎗️Our earnest hope is that we witness a world free from the scourge of Ovarian ...
02/04/2026

Today, February 4th is World Cancer Day. 🎗️

Our earnest hope is that we witness a world free from the scourge of Ovarian Cancer in our lifetimes 🙏

Our HOPE is for all of us to Ovarcome 🩵

Keep advocating.
Keep asking.
Keep demanding.
Keep empowering.
Keep inspiring.
Keep Ovarcoming. 🩵

Together, 🙏

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