Funding of New OvCa Research

Kia Ora!

The Granulosa Cell Tumour Foundation NZ was presented an intriguing proposal for new gene-therapy research for ovarian cancer. The principal investigator (Dr. Andrew Shelling) has a strong publication record in ovarian cancer and says in his proposal:

'Research to date has identified that one molecular pathway is particularly important in the early development of ovarian cancer. This pathway is called the Transforming Growth Factor Beta (TGFb), and all ovarian tumours that have been investigated  show a defect in this pathway at some point. This means that it may be possible to detect cancer early, and then target treatments to specific points in this pathway.'

His proposal needs about $90,000 USD over 2 years. That is alot of money so we need to reach out to all of our Ovca sisters to help us with finding the funds to get the project off the ground. THIS STUDY COULD HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR ALL WOMEN WITH OVARIAN CANCER.

Please visit our website (www.gctf.org.nz) for more information, and look through our 'Jewels for Research' catalogue which we use to raise research funds. Consider making a direct donation, and pass our website onto your family, friends, and colleagues. Everyone is getting ready for the holidays, so why not spend some money buying something that could save lives instead of making some retail tycoon richer?

Cancer knows no borders, and research done here benefits everyone regardless of where they live.

Thanks for your help with this project! Do it for yourself, do it for your daughters and their daughters!

Sofi,
Managing Director

[scoutshadow]

Well said!

I'm certainly paying a visit to buy some jewelry as gifts for Christmas.  I've already bought a beautiful necklace and I get loads of lovely comments about it.  It's well made and incredible good value.  It's also good to know that you are doing your 'bit' for this valuable research from which we can all benefit.

[merytre]

I am going to buy and encourage everyone I know to do the same.  Since my problem and finding this site, I am on my own personal mission to help fight this disease.  There must be so many things unknown as to why certain people get this and others don't.  It has got to have something to do with genotypes, mutation pathways etc.  It seems a shame so few are interested in finding out why.  Lets beat this, some day soon instead of later.  Mary