What CDC Is Doing About Ovarian Cancer On This Page Based on
workshops in 2001 and 2002, CDC developed research and public
health initiatives for ovarian cancer. In 2008, CDC convened a
workshop of experts to comment on CDC's work to date and to help
expand the research agenda for the future. CDC enhances the
growing knowledge about ovarian cancer by initiating research
projects with partners, colleagues, and national organizations
to help identify factors related to early detection of the
disease, treatment, and survivorship. - To investigate end-of-
life care, CDC completed a study of women who died of ovarian
cancer within three managed care organizations. The objective of
this study was to describe end-of-life care and factors that may
be associated with care for these women. The study consisted of
a retrospective medical record review for the 6 months before
death from ovarian cancer between 1995 and 2000. Research goals
included assessment of— - Clinical signs and symptoms during the
last 6 months of lif