Congratulations
to organizers of the inaugural Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope in Guelph who
raised $15 for this important cause.
Guelph Mayor Cam Guthrie (centre) cuts the ribbon to launch the event with Prof. Jim Petrik to his right and Frances Vanover to his left.
OVC Biomedical Sciences professor Jim Petrik and his lab members in OVC’s Department of Biomedical Sciences partnered with local cancer survivor Frances Vanover to organize the successful event.
Current treatments
for late-stage ovarian cancer have limited effectiveness, says Petrik. His lab
is searching for ways to change this with novel therapies to treat advanced
stage ovarian cancer.
He has researched ovarian cancer at the University of Guelph for more than 15 years studying ways to improve treatment of advanced-stage ovarian cancer by remodelling dysfunctional blood vessels in tumours to improve drug delivery and make therapies more effective.
Guelph Mayor Cam Guthrie cut the ribbon to start the event before walkers took to trails through the UofG’s Arboretum.
Read more in Mayor Guthrie’s post about the day.
As well as in this Guelph Mercury Tribune article.