Community Connection: Ovarian Cancer Canada is looking for volunteers! Could you help?

OVdialogue – consider joining our team in the role of Community Champion. Over a few hours each week, you would be part of a team that helps connect people, support conversations and are thought leaders for OVdialogue. This is your opportunity to give back to those who have/continue to support you through the tough times, share your unique experiences, and help celebrate successes. For more details of what this entails, please reach out to @Mfallis (mfallis@ovariancanada.org).
Ovarian Cancer Canada is thrilled to share that we have some exciting updates on the way for OVdialogue. These enhancements are designed to strengthen our community and make your experience even better.

Stay tuned for more details, and feel free to share your thoughts below. Let’s make this community even stronger!

Patient input needed by December 5th to help bring ELAHERE to Canada

mfallis
mfallis admin
in News & Events

If you or someone you know has taken the drug ELAHERE (mirvetuximab-soravtansine) and are interested in taking part in a 20-minute interview with OCC staff so that your experience with this treatment can be considered in the drug approval process in Canada, please contact Alexandria Tadman, atadman@ovariancanada.org by December 5, 2024.

Thanks!

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  • mymomisawarrior
    mymomisawarrior

    My mom fought hard against this disease and made every effort to access promising treatments. She even traveled to the U.S. to consult with a doctor, but unfortunately, it didn’t lead to the results we hoped for. Elahere has a 35% response rate for platinum-resistant patients—significantly higher than the 10% response rate of most third-tier drugs currently available.

    This difference in efficacy is staggering and could mean the world to so many families battling ovarian cancer. Patients shouldn’t have to face insurmountable barriers to access potentially life-saving treatments. I sincerely hope this drug is approved soon so others won’t have to go through the same struggles my mom faced.

    Thank you for considering this important issue.



  • mfallis
    mfallis admin

    @mymomisawarrior thank you for sharing your comments here. If you'd be willing to have a conversation about your mom's experience, please reach out to Alexandria (atadman@ovariancanada.org), she would appreciate your input.

  • mymomisawarrior
    mymomisawarrior

    @mfallis she never took the drug as it wasn’t available to her. I can certainly speak on the struggle to access it.

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