Foundation Sponsors First Cronin Ovarian Cancer Lecture and Awards 2005 Grants

The Cronin Foundation sponsored the First Cronin Lecture on Ovarian Cancer and presented its 2005 Grants at an event hosted by Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo on April 5. Dr. Stephen A. Cannistra was the Cronin Lecturer. Dr. Cannistra is Director of Gynecologic Oncology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He described the current state of ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment for the audience of supporters, Board members and grant winners. Dr. Cannistra shared information about treatment progress and research work on genetics and treatment protocols. The lecture was moving and informative.

Members of the Board of Directors announced the award of three grants after the lecture. The 2005 grant winners included:

• $1,000 to June Bessette, RN, at the UMass Memorial Hospice in Worcester or massage therapy for ovarian cancer patients at the hospice.

• $2,000 to Cancer Connection, Florence, MA, for a facilitator for its Ovarian Cancer Support Group.

• $10,000 to Dr. Susana Campos, Dana-Farber, for "A Qualitative Exploratory Study of Young Women Diagnosed with Early Stage Ovarian Cancer: A Focus on Fertility Issues and Sexual Function.