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COVID continues to delay life-saving screenings, treatments for ovarian and breast cancer

September 21, 2021

To remind people about the signs and symptoms of breast and ovarian cancer and give them tools to be fierce advocates for their own health, the Rivkin Center has launched www.rivkin.org/awareness. Visitors can assess their risk for getting breast and ovarian cancer using a free and simple risk calculator and sign up to learn more about breast and ovarian cancer during a fun, frank and fear-free 45-minute virtual education workshop on either Sept. 29 or Oct. 20, 2021. 

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Rivkin Center Hires Molly O’Connor as Incoming Executive Director

June 7, 2021

SEATTLE – The Rivkin Center, a local nonprofit working to improve women’s health by helping them prevent, detect early, and survive ovarian and breast cancer, has hired Molly O’Connor to lead the organization upon the retirement of the current executive director, Joe White. She was previously the executive director of Komen Puget Sound.  “We are […]

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Meet a Survivor: Nancy Sivitilli

May 4, 2021

The Rivkin Center aims to foster an ever-growing community of survivors, patients, researchers, clinicians, advocates, and supporters — all working together in the fight against ovarian and breast cancer. The Rivkin Center’s education program provides free health education workshops across the west coast. Survivors share their cancer journey with Rivkin EDU party attendees and help […]

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Meet an Instructor: Riley Rose

March 22, 2021

The Rivkin Center’s education program provides free ovarian and breast health education parties (workshops). Instructors educate women about their breast and ovarian health and cancer risks. Say hello to Riley Rose, one of our instructors and former University of California, Berkeley campus ambassador. ABOUT RILEY Where are you from? I am from sunny Orange County, […]

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