Ovarian Cancer

Ovations For the Cure, a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure for ovarian cancer, will host a fashion show and luncheon Nov. 8 at the Westin South Coast Plaza Hotel, 686 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa. “Real Housewives of Orange County” Jeana Keough and Tammy Knickerbocker will be there with their daughters to meet and greet guests. Ovations’ mission is to cure all women with ovarian cancer by taking a stand and encouraging others to stand up and fight for better treatment and more research.

Jeana Keough and Tammy Knickerbocker — two of the “Real Housewives of Orange County” — recently returned from a trip to New York City, where they were photographed standing next to buses plastered with their images. That type of exposure allows them to use their celebrity to support and endorse a variety of charitable causes, especially those that affect women. The celebrities were mingling with guests at a fashion show and luncheon Thursday at the Westin South Coast Plaza hotel, hosted by Ovations for the Cure, a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure for ovarian cancer.

Dennis Claus and Kim Beaudette share more than their position as co-chairs of the Queen of Hearts Charity Tennis Tournament. The event organizers grew up together in Tustin and a mutual tragedy reacquainted them in 2003. Claus and Beaudette, a Newport Beach resident, both lost their mothers to ovarian cancer, and both used their personal misfortune to benefit others. Now in its fifth year, the tournament aims to raise money for research and spread awareness of ovarian cancer, which will claim more than 22,000 American lives this year, Claus said.

When Costa Mesa resident Barbara Kraiss began having problems with swelling in one of her legs in 2003, she simply thought she had a blood clot; but her son, a vascular surgeon, thought it could be something more serious. Kraiss’ son recommended she see a gynecological oncologist, who eventually diagnosed her with stage IV ovarian cancer. “I was shocked, because I felt fine — I had few of the symptoms associated with the disease,” Kraiss said. Stage IV ovarian cancer is the most advanced state of the disease and carries with it a five-year survival rate of about 17%, according to the American Cancer Society.

The Lemon Drop Club, a social group supporting local charities, raised $1,300 at a recent fundraiser at The Ritz restaurant in Newport Beach for the Queen of Hearts Foundation and ovarian cancer research. Attendees were encouraged to donate wine for a silent auction. The Queen of Hearts Foundation was formed in 2000 ?to help fund research projects to find an early detection test for ovarian cancer while educating others on the disease.? Organizer and The Lemon Drop Club member Steve Hearne said a loss of air conditioning ?

They call themselves The Queen of Hearts. Founded by sisters Kim Beaudette , Lori Hunter and Cathy Greinke to honor their late mother Ann S. Dobie , who died from ovarian cancer, the organization joined forces for a luncheon they billed as "Amazing Women" at Ten Restaurant in Newport Beach. More than $35,000 was raised, which will support programs researching ovarian cancer by Dr. Wendy Brewster at UC Irvine Medical Center ? Chao Family Comprehensive. Brewster was on hand, speaking on the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer.

 The Queen of Hearts Foundation, an organization dedicated to raising funds for ovarian cancer research at UCI – Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, is proud to announce Sandi Hanscom as the 2009 Gala Chair  Responsible for organizing the 2009 Queen of Hearts gala, Set a Course To Save A Life .  Queen of Hearts has raised almost a $1 million dollars since the Foundation got its start in 2000 and founder, Kim Beaudette believes...

Joann Brock, 81, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully in Newport Beach on October 13, 2011 with her daughters at her side. A native to Los Angeles, Joann was born in 1930 to Thomas and Anna Learnihan.  She was the tenth of eleven children.  After graduating from Immaculate Heart College in 1952, Joann began her teaching career at Glenn L. Martin Elementary in Santa Ana.  In 1955, Joann married Ray Brock, a pioneer in the...

BRYCE ALDERTON Some tennis enthusiasts strolled into Newport Beach Tennis Club Friday night dressed in tuxedo jackets, shorts and athletic shoes. Others arrived in fashions ranging from jeans and T-shirts to evening gowns and sparkling dresses. Whatever the wardrobe choice, there was no disputing the reason more than 100 supporters of the Queen of Hearts Foundation mingled among one another for the player party preceding today's opening rounds of the organization's second annual tennis tournament.

The three daughters didn't see it coming, nor did the entire family. But when it happened, their whole lives changed forever. When Ann Dobbie died on Christmas Day, 1999, of ovarian cancer, Kim Beaudette, Cathy Greinke and Lori Hunter vowed that this shouldn't happen to other families, if possible. And in January 2000, the Queen of Hearts Foundation was born, the brainchild of the three sisters, all daughters of Ann Dobbie. The objective of the foundation is to support a current research project directly focused on factors thought to be associated with the early detection of ovarian cancer.

Joann Brock, 81, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully in Newport Beach on October 13, 2011 with her daughters at her side. A native to Los Angeles, Joann was born in 1930 to Thomas and Anna Learnihan.  She was the tenth of eleven children.  After graduating from Immaculate Heart College in 1952, Joann began her teaching career at Glenn L. Martin Elementary in Santa Ana.  In 1955, Joann married Ray Brock, a pioneer in the...

Birth control hormones (BCH) and menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) are on my artist's palette as a psychosexual gynecologist. Their judicious use, mostly out of regular pharmacies, safely improves the quality and length of life of females from puberty to the grave. Additionally, their intimate partners, family, friends and coworkers benefit when health, mood and relations are enhanced. I know the phobias. First, there is the erroneous notion that use of hormones makes women gain weight.

Henry T. Nicholas III enry T. Nicholas III , co-founder of Broadcom and Orange County philanthropist supervising the Nicholas Foundation, contributed a sizable donation recently to the American Liver Foundation that was a personal tribute to a friend. Jeff Reuter , owner of the local restaurant and pub known as 3-Thirty-3 was the recipient of a liver transplant that saved his life. Reuter, along with another friend Ray Jacobi , the new managing partner of the Ritz Restaurant, Fashion Island, joined a large contingent of local supporters, who with Nicholas, contributed more than $50,000 to the American Liver Foundation through a recent walk-a-thon in Newport Beach that created both awareness and support for those suffering from liver disease.

 The Queen of Hearts Foundation, an organization dedicated to raising funds for ovarian cancer research at UCI – Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, is proud to announce Sandi Hanscom as the 2009 Gala Chair  Responsible for organizing the 2009 Queen of Hearts gala, Set a Course To Save A Life .  Queen of Hearts has raised almost a $1 million dollars since the Foundation got its start in 2000 and founder, Kim Beaudette believes...

When Costa Mesa resident Barbara Kraiss began having problems with swelling in one of her legs in 2003, she simply thought she had a blood clot; but her son, a vascular surgeon, thought it could be something more serious. Kraiss’ son recommended she see a gynecological oncologist, who eventually diagnosed her with stage IV ovarian cancer. “I was shocked, because I felt fine — I had few of the symptoms associated with the disease,” Kraiss said. Stage IV ovarian cancer is the most advanced state of the disease and carries with it a five-year survival rate of about 17%, according to the American Cancer Society.

Jeana Keough and Tammy Knickerbocker — two of the “Real Housewives of Orange County” — recently returned from a trip to New York City, where they were photographed standing next to buses plastered with their images. That type of exposure allows them to use their celebrity to support and endorse a variety of charitable causes, especially those that affect women. The celebrities were mingling with guests at a fashion show and luncheon Thursday at the Westin South Coast Plaza hotel, hosted by Ovations for the Cure, a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure for ovarian cancer.

Ovations For the Cure, a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure for ovarian cancer, will host a fashion show and luncheon Nov. 8 at the Westin South Coast Plaza Hotel, 686 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa. “Real Housewives of Orange County” Jeana Keough and Tammy Knickerbocker will be there with their daughters to meet and greet guests. Ovations’ mission is to cure all women with ovarian cancer by taking a stand and encouraging others to stand up and fight for better treatment and more research.

Danny Miller, Michael Helfrich, and Andrew McDonald have been friends since before the boys were in kindergarten. The three of them used to play, have slumber parties, and do all the things school-age boys like to do together. They know everything about each other. Growing up in the same community, their households just overlapped. “The boys could have lived at any of our houses,” said Ellen Miller, Danny’s mother. Now in high school, and all playing varsity football for a Newport Harbor team that’s 4-1, Miller, Helfrich, and McDonald have grown into their own personalities, with Miller taking on quieter, sometimes more serious approach to things than the other two. “Before games, he doesn’t really talk at all,” McDonald said.

The Lemon Drop Club, a social group supporting local charities, raised $1,300 at a recent fundraiser at The Ritz restaurant in Newport Beach for the Queen of Hearts Foundation and ovarian cancer research. Attendees were encouraged to donate wine for a silent auction. The Queen of Hearts Foundation was formed in 2000 ?to help fund research projects to find an early detection test for ovarian cancer while educating others on the disease.? Organizer and The Lemon Drop Club member Steve Hearne said a loss of air conditioning ?

Dennis Claus and Kim Beaudette share more than their position as co-chairs of the Queen of Hearts Charity Tennis Tournament. The event organizers grew up together in Tustin and a mutual tragedy reacquainted them in 2003. Claus and Beaudette, a Newport Beach resident, both lost their mothers to ovarian cancer, and both used their personal misfortune to benefit others. Now in its fifth year, the tournament aims to raise money for research and spread awareness of ovarian cancer, which will claim more than 22,000 American lives this year, Claus said.