Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San Diego ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.ocaofsd.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Know the Symptoms and Take Action!](https://www.ocaofsd.org/know-the-symptoms-take-action/) - Ovarian Cancer Facts: All women are at risk.Ovarian cancer is the deadliest of the gynecological cancers.Pap smears detect cervical cancer not ovarian cancer.Symptoms may be subtle.When detected early and treated properly, more than 90% of women survive longer than 5 years. Ovarian Cancer Symptoms: BloatingDifficulty eating or feeling full quicklyNeed to urinate often or urgentlyPelvic - [Summary of OCASD Activities](https://www.ocaofsd.org/summary-of-ocasd-activities/) - OCASD has been making presentations to numerous community groups since December 2008 when the first presentation was made to 16 third year medical students at UCSD School of Medicine. Since that time numerous presentations have been made to the medical community, community groups, civic organizations and the general public in order to expand awareness of - [STS Testimonals](https://www.ocaofsd.org/sts-testimonals/) - Helped us understand how insidious/rapid the onset can be It was helpful hearing the patient's perspective of hearing about the diagnosis It has put real faces to the disease and added gravity to my perspective Certainly put it in my mind to consider when seeing a patient with concerning symptoms Yes, hearing the story gives - [2016 Teal Steps Walk](https://www.ocaofsd.org/second-annual-teal-steps-walk/) - Click on the image below to hear an interview of the 2016 Grand Marshalls, Gitanjali and Priyanka Multani. Click here to see photos from the 2016 Teal Steps event. For any questions about past Teal Steps events, please email TealSteps@ocaofsd.org. For any questions about this year's Teal Steps Walk program, please email 2018TealStepsWalk@ocaofsd.org. Thank you. - [STS Sidebar](https://www.ocaofsd.org/test-sts-sidebar/) - The Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San Diego, as a community partner of the OCRFA, has made and continues to make presentations to medical students, residents, nursing students, practicing medical physicians and healthcare providers throughout San Diego County. Since December 2008 we've made presentations to the following organizations: Azusa Pacific University Bastyr University, California (3rd year medical - [Ovarian Cancer Resources for Patients, Survivors, Providers, Researchers, and Supporters by Peg Ford](https://www.ocaofsd.org/ovarian-cancer-resources-for-patients-survivors-providers-researchers-and-supporters-by-peg-ford/) - Here is a list of organization with resources available to the Ovarian Cancer community. It continues when clicking the Continue Reading link. The Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San Diego (www.ocaofsd.org) Peg Ford, Cancer Research Advocate, Founder/Chair. The Alliance strives to affect change in the way medical doctors consider the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer; - [Important Steps in the Conquest of Ovarian Cancer by Peg Ford - The Oncology Nurse December 2013](https://www.ocaofsd.org/important-steps-in-the-conquest-of-ovarian-cancer-by-peg-ford-the-oncology-nurse-december-2013/) - Because ovarian cancer is very heterogeneous molecularly, the need for personalized precision treatment is advancing the interest and focus of the scientific world. Writing about ovarian cancer this month provided me with the chance to reflect on how things have changed not only in treatment, but also in research over the past several years since - [Through the Eyes of an Advocate by Peg Ford - The Oncology Nurse October 2013](https://www.ocaofsd.org/through-the-eyes-of-an-advocate-by-peg-ford-the-oncology-nurse-october-2013/) - Project LEAD: An Innovative Science Program for Advocates By Peg Ford Would I have a chance to be accepted, as I did not technically qualify as a “breast cancer activist,” was the thought that raced through my mind as I viewed the following description on the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) website? “The Project LEAD® Institute - [The Medical Minute by Peg Ford - The Oncology Nurse September 2013](https://www.ocaofsd.org/the-medical-minute-by-peg-ford-the-oncology-nurse-september-2013/) - "The patient is too often the stakeholder whose needs are not fully considered in a system that is groaning from unrealistic burdens and stresses.” Peg Ford “The doctor will be here in a minute,” the RN said to me and a patient who was in the recovery room. A few days before, I had received - [Working Post](https://www.ocaofsd.org/test/) - [Primary Sidebar](https://www.ocaofsd.org/primary-sidebar/) ## Pages - [Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San Diego](https://www.ocaofsd.org/) - The Challenge Ovarian Cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in the United States. Currently there is no screening test for the early detection of ovarian cancer. Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San Diego is working towards advancing cancer research and education of the medical community for early diagnosis, improving the quality - [2025 Teal Steps Walk](https://www.ocaofsd.org/teal-steps-walk-2025/) - Sunday, September 7th - Tidelands Park Coronado Registration Now Open! Registration is now open for the 2025 Teal Steps Walk. The Walk will be held at Tidelands Park, Coronado on Sunday September 7th 2024. Please come and join us for our annual Walk along beautiful San Diego Bay and help us raise ovarian cancer awareness - [Donate](https://www.ocaofsd.org/donate/) - As you may be aware, it does take financial resources to not only conduct an organization’s efforts, but expand those important efforts; therefore, we are hoping you might help out by donating to Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San Diego to continue spreading awareness about ovarian cancer throughout San Diego County. Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San - [Resources for Ovarian Cancer Patients and Survivors](https://www.ocaofsd.org/resources-for-ovarian-cancer-patients-and-survivors/) - Your Community Gynecological Cancer Support Group Your Community Gynecological Cancer Support Group welcomes all gyn cancer survivors to our monthly support group meetings! You will meet survivors who know what you are going through! You will be surrounded with support, understanding and love! Please join us by calling or emailing: Cindy Silver(A survivor of Stage - [Survivors Teaching Students® (STS)](https://www.ocaofsd.org/programs/survivors-teaching-students/) - Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation Alliance’s (OCRFA) nationwide education program, Survivors Teaching Students,® (STS) brings survivors right into healthcare classrooms to share their personal stories of how they were diagnosed, what happened and where they are now. The goal is to increase the students’ awareness of the symptoms and risk factors for the early detection of - [In Her Own Words...](https://www.ocaofsd.org/in-her-own-words/) - Sue S. Wanting to learn as much as I could about the disease, I attended “NED, the Movie,” hosted locally in 2015 by Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San Diego (OCAofSD) and met Peg Ford. Through OCAofSD I have been able to give back to the medical profession and helped to spread awareness of the disease - [HEAR™: If I Only Knew Then, What I Know Now](https://www.ocaofsd.org/programs/hear/) - HEAR™ is a community outreach program seeking to empower women to be on the alert to protect themselves and their loved ones. Under the umbrella of the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San Diego, HEAR™ provides presentations to community groups and civic organizations so they might benefit from some amazing ovarian and other gynecological cancer survivors’ experiences - [Volunteer](https://www.ocaofsd.org/volunteer/) - “The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.” – Kalu Ndukwe Kalu We are always looking for individuals to join our organization and ovarian and other gynecologic cancer survivors to participate in our programs. Would you like to share your - [Thanks](https://www.ocaofsd.org/volunteer-donate/thanks/) - [Online Donation](https://www.ocaofsd.org/online-donation/) - [About Us](https://www.ocaofsd.org/about-us/) - Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San Diego OCA of San Diego was Co-founded by ovarian cancer survivor Peg Ford and Kathy Hagan who lost her mother to ovarian cancer. OCA of San Diego implemented the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance’s Survivors Teaching Students® Program (click here) at UCSD School of Medicine for Third Year Medical Students in December 2008 - [Contact Us](https://www.ocaofsd.org/contact-us/) - [Programs](https://www.ocaofsd.org/programs/) - This area of the website contains the various programs that are currently active. Please click on the titles of each for more information. HEAR™ Click here to see photos from our past HEAR™ events. Survivors Teaching Students® Click here to see photos from our past Survivors Teaching Students® programs. - [Volunteer / Donate](https://www.ocaofsd.org/volunteer-donate/) - Volunteer “The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.” – Kalu Ndukwe Kalu We are always looking for individuals to join our organization and ovarian and other gynecologic cancer survivors to participate in our programs. Would you like to share - [Resources](https://www.ocaofsd.org/resources-articles/) - Click on the words below which are links that will take you to the associated page of the website: Resources - [Past Teal Steps Walk](https://www.ocaofsd.org/2017-teal-steps-slide-show/) - 2019 Teal Steps Walk View photos from the most recent Teal Steps Walk, by clicking here! Click on the image below for the first video of the most recent Teal Steps Walk. - [2019 Teal Steps Walk](https://www.ocaofsd.org/programs/teal-steps/) - Thanks to all of those who participated in our Fourth Annual Teal Steps Walk at 8 am on Saturday, September 28th in Tidelands Park, Coronado. The event was a great success with over 600 people registered! Click here to go to a page to see both photos and videos of the Walk! - [Articles Written by Ovarian Cancer Survivors](https://www.ocaofsd.org/articles-about-ovarian-cancer-patients-and-survivors/) - The following blog post is from the Howell Foundation which funds research for women's health. Click here to view and download the September 2015 post about ovarian cancer and the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San Diego. These articles are all from "The Oncology Nurse" publication. Click on the title of the article to - [New Teal Steps Walk Page](https://www.ocaofsd.org/new-teal-steps-walk-page/) - Board of Director Meeting Minutes - Click on the title of each to view and download those minutes. February 2018 Board Meeting Minutes January 2018 Board Meeting Minutes November 2017 Board Meeting Minutes Chapter Meeting Minutes - Click on the title of each to view and download those minutes. February 2018 SAR Chapter / Mayflower Society - [News](https://www.ocaofsd.org/news-events/) - August 2018 News Welcome to the "Dog Days of Summer!" We continue the pace of activity leading up to the 3rd Annual Teal Steps Walk, September 23, 2018 at Tidelands Park, Coronado. Have you registered yourself and/your team yet? If not, click here for more details and registration. If you either subscribe to, or can - [July 2018 News](https://www.ocaofsd.org/july-2018-news/) - Peg Ford was invited and appointed by National Cancer Institute (NCI) to be part of the Ovarian Clinical Trials Core Planning Team with several of the top Gynecology Oncologists across the country for the upcoming Definition and Application of Molecular and Clinical Characterization for Patient Treatment Meeting in DC in 2019. Cindy Silver, Facilitator of our team reports: - [June 2018 News](https://www.ocaofsd.org/june-2018-news/) - Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon - Below is a wonderful photo of our volunteers who attended our Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on June 9, 2018. Good conversation, good food and lots of hugs, and special thanks to Kathy and Bill Hagan for offering their house as the location for the event! STS Presentation at Brightwood College School of - [May 2018 News](https://www.ocaofsd.org/may-2018/) - OCRFA's Annual STS Program was presented to third year medical students at Bastyr University. Facilitator Barbara Horton, who took photo of team members Laura Harr, Nancy Cabral and Cindy Silver reported, "The students were so interested in the information and personal sharing of the team's stories with great questions about symptoms and how early they were - [April 2018 News](https://www.ocaofsd.org/april-2018-news/) - April 2018 News On April 12th, another OCRFA’s STS presentation at San Diego State University (SDSU) Nursing School! Facilitator Barbara H reports, “Great class, very engaged by stories and information. Very encouraged for their futures in their profession.” Photo with our team members, Barbara, Jackie S, Carol B and Cindy S in front of a - [May 2018 News](https://www.ocaofsd.org/may-2018-news/) - April 2018 News On April 12th, another OCRFA's STS presentation at San Diego State University (SDSU) Nursing School! Facilitator Barbara H reports, "Great class, very engaged by stories and information. Very encouraged for their futures in their profession." Photo with our team members, Barbara, Jackie S, Carol B and Cindy S in front of a - [March 2018 News](https://www.ocaofsd.org/march-2018-news/) - On March 14th 2018 OCAofSD held their annual training class for new survivor volunteers who will now take part in the OCRFA Survivors Teaching Students and HEAR programs. Thank you again to our wonderful volunteers! February 2018, although a short month, was a very busy one for our members! Wednesday, February 28th Survivors Teaching Students® (STS) – - [AmazonSmile Triple Donation](https://www.ocaofsd.org/amazonsmile-triple-donation/) - The AmazonSmile triple donation promotion has started, with Amazon tripling the donation amount to 1.5% when customers make their first eligible smile.amazon.com purchase between March 12 - 31. This is a great opportunity to increase Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San Diego Inc's AmazonSmile donations by reminding your supporters to shop at smile.amazon.com. For additional details about the promotion, visit the - [News - 2014](https://www.ocaofsd.org/news-2014/) - "ASCO Affiliate Health Member Peg Ford: A Journey from Patient to Patient Advocate" (pdf article) "Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San Diego Works to Inform Women" - (blog post) - [News - 2015](https://www.ocaofsd.org/news-2015/) - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner's Special Recognition Award Our President, Peg Ford received the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner's Special Recognition Award as a member of the 2014 Patient Representative Workshop Team "For successfully conducting the highly valuable and effective 2014 FDA Patient Representative Training Workshop" Peg was presented with the Award when she - [News - 2016](https://www.ocaofsd.org/news-2016/) - Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San Diego Co-Founder and President Peg Ford was honored by Soroptimist International of Coronado in April 2016 Peg has served as an Editorial Panelist for The Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation, and serves on the Clinical Translation Research Institute, UC San Diego Health Services' (CTRI) Community Advisory - [News - 2017](https://www.ocaofsd.org/news-2017/) - Our Sincere Thanks to all of the Sponsors and Attendees of the Second Annual Teal Steps Walk held at 8 AM September 10, 2017, Tidelands Park, Coronado! Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San Diego Pop-up Exhibit at West Elm in the Mission Valley area of San Diego - August 19 and 20, 2017 The Ovarian - [Request HEAR™ Presentation](https://www.ocaofsd.org/request-hear-presentation/) - The form below is the best way to request a presentation from our HEAR™ team. When completed the information will be sent to hear@ocaofsd.org. Please send a follow-up message if you don't get a reply within a few days. Thank you for your interest in spreading the word about Ovarian Cancer! - [About / Contact Us](https://www.ocaofsd.org/about-contact-us/) - Click on the respective word below to go to the associated page of our website. About Us Contact Us - [Events](https://www.ocaofsd.org/events/) - [Special Donations](https://www.ocaofsd.org/special-donations/) - Use this page to make donations specifically in memory of Penny Foncerrada through December 17, 2017 at 5 PM. 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