OUR WORK

The Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation’s primary focus is to fund ovarian cancer research. Research remains the only solution to save women’s lives.

RESEARCH PRIORITIES

OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Across the ovarian cancer research sector, there are four key research priorities agreed by researchers, clinicians and consumers. These four priorities are upheld by the OCRF and are a critical driver of our research strategy.

The four ovarian cancer research priorities are:

New and Effective Treatments

Improving treatment options to increase survival rates.

Early Detection

Saving lives through early diagnosis.

Prevention

Reducing disease prevalence through preventative research.

Managing Recurrence

Better management of recurrent disease to enhance survival and quality of life.

OUR STRATEGY

The OCRF exists to save lives through funding research. Our strategy is informed by those at the forefront of the disease and is based on the key research impacts of improving survival and decreasing the threat of ovarian cancer.

Improve survival and decrease the threat

Our research strategy is underpinned by the research priorities that guide our funding process, ensuring the most innovative ovarian cancer research around Australia can receive OCRF funding.

In the State of the Nation in Ovarian Cancer Research Audit we consulted consumers, clinicians and researchers to inform our three goals for the future of ovarian cancer. These goals are central to our vision of a world where every woman, everywhere, is free from the threat of ovarian cancer.

OUR GOALS

Goal 1

To improve survival rates to 50 per cent for women today by rapidly incorporating recent research advances into clinical practice nationally.

Goal 2

To improve 5-year survival rates beyond 50 per cent for the next generation of women through development of testing and increased access to innovative personalised treatments.

Goal 3

To improve 5-year survival rates towards 90 per cent through development of early detection and diagnosis.

THE KEYS TO SUCCESS

At the foundation of all of the OCRF’s activities are four guiding principles that ensure the broader ovarian cancer research sector can benefit from shared learnings and collaboration as we work towards a future free from the threat of ovarian cancer, together. Breakthroughs take a team.

Target

The most lethal ovarian cancer subtypes that pose the greatest threat.

Sustain

Long-term research funding to attract and retain the best and brightest to the ovarian cancer research field.

Collaborate

Connecting funding, resources, expertise, data and biospecimens to promote research success.

Disseminate