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WOCA
Apr 20, 20212 min read
Hello Jasper
By Kristin Scheeler, MSSW, OSW-C, Head of Patient Experience at Jasper For nearly fifteen years, I’ve been working as an oncology social...
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WOCA
Sep 2, 20203 min read
Treatment far from home
The cancer treatment you need isn’t always near your home. Is it a viable option to consider treatments that might be available far...
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WOCA
Jul 15, 20202 min read
Self-Care According to Bucky, the UW Mascot
Self-care is often last on the list of priorities for busy women. Bucky, the UW mascot, would like to share a few thoughts on this...
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WOCA
Jun 17, 20202 min read
Cruise Camp Mak-A-Dream—Anchored in Hope
By Joanie Shawhan “Bon voyage!” Shouts echo from shore as a cruise ship shoves off from port, familiar terrain fading into the horizon....
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WOCA
Jun 5, 20202 min read
Meet our Board President!
Happy Survivor’s Brunch Week!!! I am Diane Hoyt and I am the President of the WOCA Board. I have been on the board for 6 years and...
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WOCA
Jun 4, 20203 min read
Research Update
By Manish Patankar, PhD UW Obstretics and Gynecology What are the projects you’re working on with WOCA funds? WOCA funding has supported...
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WOCA
Jun 4, 20201 min read
Sandy's Caregiving Story
I'm Sandy, and I am a caregiver to my spouse Susan. In January of 2018, she was diagnosed with Stage 3 ovarian cancer at the age of 53. I...
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WOCA
Jun 4, 20201 min read
Susan's Survivor Story
My name is Susan, January 2, 2018, I was diagnosed with Stage 3C High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer. We do not have a history of cancer in...
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WOCA
Jun 3, 20202 min read
Cancer & COVID-19
By Erin E. Stevens, MD, FACOG Prevea Health Gynecologic Oncologist Every year in the Spring, Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) and...
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WOCA
Jun 3, 20202 min read
Life After Ovarian Cancer
I could’ve never imagined the path God had planned for me after I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. In 2006, I rolled over in bed and...
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WOCA
Jun 3, 20204 min read
A Caregiver's Tale
Over 15 years ago, I found WOCA completely out of necessity. My very BEST friend, my soul mate, the most extraordinary woman I will ever...
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WOCA
Jun 2, 20202 min read
Brooke's Survivor Story
My name is Brooke Monyelle and I'm 34 years old, from Beloit, WI. In late 2018, I started having severe abdominal pain after work one...
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WOCA
Jun 2, 20202 min read
WOCA's History
The history of WOCA has evolved tremendously throughout the years, with many instrumental women along the way. It was while working as a...
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WOCA
Jun 1, 20202 min read
THREE TIMES A WINNER!
In 1987, we moved from Illinois to Colorado to open a hardware store. Early the following year, 1988, I found a lump in my left breast....
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WOCA
Jun 1, 20203 min read
The Benefits of Clinical Trials for Ovarian Cancer Treatment
Advancing cancer care through clinical trials By Denise Uyar, MD As a program of the only academic medical center in eastern Wisconsin,...
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WOCA
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Happy Brunch Week!
Happy Survivors’ Brunch Week!!! We were so sad to have to transition our brunch to an online format this year, but thought it was in the...
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WOCA
May 20, 20202 min read
Beta Pi Chapter of Kappa Epsilon
Hi! My name is Maren and I'm currently the President-Elect for the Beta Pi Chapter of Kappa Epsilon over at the Concordia University...
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WOCA
May 13, 20202 min read
Ovarian Cancer Whispers—Even During COVID-19
By Joanie Shawhan Many of us have heard the whispers of ovarian cancer. Despite my background in oncology nursing, I had missed an...
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WOCA
May 6, 20202 min read
Half Dozen Fried Eggs: Nashville Edition
As we boarded the Teal Honor Flight- Stephanie, Julie, Barbara, Katy, Mary Ann and myself, we were presented with the South West...
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WOCA
Apr 29, 20202 min read
Woman to Woman
Hello everyone! My name is Mariah, and I am back today writing to you about my interview with a mentor from WOCA’s Woman to Woman...
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