The Shashi Lele, MD, Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry is a unique resource dedicated to advancing critical research necessary to find better ways to detect, treat and prevent ovarian cancer.
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What we do
The Registry’s collection of data and biosamples, the largest of its kind, allows researchers to study emerging patterns and trends in ovarian cancer and identify underlying genetic causes of the disease.
About ovarian cancer
Although most cases of ovarian cancer occur by chance, up to 15 to 20% of ovarian cancers are related to an inherited gene mutation.
Our history
The Registry was founded at Roswell Park in 1981 and today supports ovarian cancer research around the world.