Audra Moran is the President and CEO of Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, the largest private funder for research about the disease. Moran told SurvivorNet that OCRA has raised over $100 million for ovarian cancer research, and plans to keep at it until the disease can be cured.
Since Moran has worked with women who are currently battling or have battled ovarian cancer for years, she has some advice for women who are going through it.
Her first piece of advice is for women to find a buddy, someone you trust who understands what you’re going through — which OCRA can actually help with. “I would encourage anyone who has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer to find a buddy,” she said. “If you want avail yourself of our Woman to Woman program, we have a virtual program; you can be paired with someone anywhere in the world. But if not, and you want a physical location, we can help with that. Or maybe there’s just local organizations … it makes all the difference to have someone that’s been through it.”
Moran also recommended getting genetic testing because it can affect how you and your doctor go about treatment. And her last piece of advice is two-fold. She urges women to educate themselves as much as they can about the disease without scaring themselves on the internet — and to follow current research. “Research changes all the time, but it can always be relevant to you,” she said.
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Audra Moran is the President and CEO of Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, the largest private funder for research about the disease. Moran told SurvivorNet that OCRA has raised over $100 million for ovarian cancer research, and plans to keep at it until the disease can be cured.
Since Moran has worked with women who are currently battling or have battled ovarian cancer for years, she has some advice for women who are going through it.
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Her first piece of advice is for women to find a buddy, someone you trust who understands what you’re going through — which OCRA can actually help with. “I would encourage anyone who has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer to find a buddy,” she said. “If you want avail yourself of our Woman to Woman program, we have a virtual program; you can be paired with someone anywhere in the world. But if not, and you want a physical location, we can help with that. Or maybe there’s just local organizations … it makes all the difference to have someone that’s been through it.”
Moran also recommended getting genetic testing because it can affect how you and your doctor go about treatment. And her last piece of advice is two-fold. She urges women to educate themselves as much as they can about the disease without scaring themselves on the internet — and to follow current research. “Research changes all the time, but it can always be relevant to you,” she said.
Learn more about SurvivorNet's rigorous medical review process.
