Tina's Wish Raises $2 Million for Ovarian Cancer Research at its Annual Benefit

National nonprofit dedicated to funding scientific research for the early detection of ovarian cancer raises $2 million during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and honors Jay Goffman

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Oct 02, 2018, 09:17 ET

NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 800 Tina's Wish supporters came together during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month to raise $2 million for critical research initiatives at the Tina's Wish 2018 Benefit on Thursday, September 27th at the American Museum of Natural History.

The evening's honoree and recipient of the Tina Brozman Mentoring Award, Jay Goffman, is the global co-head of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom's Corporate Restructuring Group and has been honored with numerous professional awards throughout his career.

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The Progress of Tina's Wish Funded Science and a Survivor's Story: A powerful film that debuted at the 2018 Tina's Wish Benefit, highlighting the progress of two collaborative ovarian cancer research teams and one woman's battle with the disease.
The Progress of Tina's Wish Funded Science and a Survivor's Story: A powerful film that debuted at the 2018 Tina's Wish Benefit, highlighting the progress of two collaborative ovarian cancer research teams and one woman's battle with the disease.
The Tina's Wish 2018 Annual Benefit Dinner at the American Museum of Natural History raised $2 million for early detection ovarian cancer research. Photo by John Deputy, Metrodesign
The Tina's Wish 2018 Annual Benefit Dinner at the American Museum of Natural History raised $2 million for early detection ovarian cancer research. Photo by John Deputy, Metrodesign

Jay spoke passionately about the work of the Tina's Wish researchers during his acceptance speech:

"The doctors and scientists are making progress and someday soon, if they have sufficient funding, they will find that early detection screen," said Jay. "When they do, ovarian cancer will be something that will be talked about historically – as an illness that 'used to kill' many, but no longer does. That day is not far away and every one of us in this room can be part of that historic achievement."

Tina's Wish honors the memory of Tina Brozman, former chief judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, who passed away from ovarian cancer in 2007. Since its inception, Tina's Wish has raised over $11 million for scientific research into the early detection and prevention of ovarian cancer.

With respect to the foundation's focus on early detection, Tina's Wish funded researcher Dipanjan Chowdhury, PhD of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, remarked:

"It's so important that early detection gets the place it deserves in cancer research. There's a lot of focus on drug discovery, sophisticated methods of surgery, and they're all super important, but early detection seems to be the stepchild of cancer biologists."

Most ovarian cancer patients are diagnosed at advanced stages due to subtle symptoms and the lack of an effective early detection method. Statistically, the five-year survival rate for women diagnosed at Stage III/IV is only 27%. The five-year survival rate for women diagnosed at Stage I is 92%, demonstrating that tools for early detection are critical.

To see photos and the film that debuted at the event, visit: tinaswish.org/benefit18recap

Contact: Beverly Wolfer
Executive Director
Tina's Wish
212.880.5757
[email protected]

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