Ovarian Cancer

Shree Bose, a student in the Medical Scientist Training Program, works in the labs of Xiling Shen, PhD, and Chris Kontos, MD.

STUDY: Non-Hispanic Black patients are less likely to receive guideline-appropriate treatment for ovarian cancer than non-Hispanic White patients.

The Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Cancer Walk & 5K Run celebrated their 20th anniversary this year; raising $250,000 for ovarian cancer research at Duke.

Five questions for gynecologic oncologist Brittany Davidson, MD, about the best approach to patient goals and treatment expectations in terminal ovarian cancer

The Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Duke Department of OB-GYN commemorates 50 years of innovation and care.

DCI pathologist Jeffrey Marks, PhD, has been named "Joseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Distinguished Professor of Experimental Surgery."

DCI medical oncologists Angeles Alvarez Secord, MD, MHSc, and Rafael Gonzalez, MD, & genetics counselor Maggie Frazier, MS, CGC discussed ovarian cancer, in this DCI OHE event for the community. 

The 19th Annual Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Cancer Walk & 5K Run — both in-person and virtual — raised funds, awareness & the community's spirits

Four-year ovarian cancer survivor Kathy Jennings says that attending the annual Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Cancer Walk and 5K Run each year feels like coming home. 

Kevin Oeffinger, MD, is guest co-editor of a new book covering colorectal, lung, cervical, prostate, skin cancer, and ovarian cancer screening.

Andrew Berchuck, MD, and Angeles Alvarez Secord, MD, MHSc, led an educational symposium for patients on ovarian cancer.

Gynecologic oncologist Angeles Alvarez Secord, MD, MHS, weighs in on screening & symptoms in ovarian cancer. September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

Ready, set, register for the Virtual Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Cancer Walk & 5K Run. Educational Symposium (9.26) features doctors Berchuck and Secord.

Amber Atherly’s friends and family come together each year at the Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Cancer Walk &5K Run in memory of her mother Carolyn.

Diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer three years ago, Kathy Jennings was thrown a lifeline when she came to Duke Cancer Center.

If mothers, sisters and daughters have a history of breast and ovarian cancers, a man's risk for prostate cancer is also significantly increased.

Updated genetic screening guidelines published by NCCN feature emerging evidence on personalized medicine.

ICYMI the AACI's Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative (PCLI) presented a two-part webinar series on hereditary cancer programs and cancer risk assessment.

The fundraiser, which supports Duke research, has been held each year since 2002 in memory of  Gail Parkins. The annual event saw its biggest ever turnout of survivors.

The 17th annual Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Cancer Walk & 5K Run will take place Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 at Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Survivors, family members, and researchers have been working together for more than a decade to detect ovarian cancer earlier and educate women about its signs.

Women with gynecological cancer have more treatment options than ever. Currently, Duke has 15 clinical trials open for women with gynecologic cancers.