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THE INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER FOR THOSE FIGHTING OVARIAN CANCER!

Minnesota

STATEWIDE, Minnesota

Name:    Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance, Inc. (MOCA)
Focus:    Ovarian cancer awareness and advocacy group
Anyone may attend who is affected by this disease including
family members, health care professionals, etc.

Support Groups for Women Affected by Ovarian Cancer

MN Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA) Minneapolis Support Group
MOCA provides an ongoing ovarian cancer support group on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 6-7:30pm.  Meetings are held at the MOCA office at 4604 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis MN 55407 For more information contact Lindsay at lkohn@mnovarian.org or call (612) 822-0500.

MN Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA) St. Paul Support Group
MOCA provides an ongoing ovarian cancer support group on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 6-7:30pm.   Meetings are held in the Jane Wallace Fine Arts Center Lounge, room 104, at Macalester College: For more information contact Lindsay at lkohn@mnovarian.org or call (612) 822-0500.

MN Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA) Young Survivor Network (YSN)
The members of this group range in age from late teens to early 40s.  They deal with issues which are unique to young survivors of ovarian cancer, including the loss of fertility, forced menopause, raising young children while going through chemotherapy and sexuality/body image.  The group meets at 6:30pm on the third Tuesday of every month at the MOCA office at 4604 Chicago Ave. S. ,Minneapolis MN 55407. For more information contact Sarah at moca-ysn@chaska.net.

MN Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA) Daughters Group for Women Who Have Lost Their Mothers to Ovarian Cancer
This group meets quarterly at the MOCA office at 4604 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55407 For more information contact Lindsay at lkohn@mnovarian.org or call (612) 822-0500.

MN Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA) Southeastern MN Rochester Support Group
We offer a support group for ovarian cancer survivors living in the Rochester area. Support group meetings are held at 5:30pm at Zumbro Lutheran Church, located at 624 3rd Ave. in Rochester. For more information, contact Delores “Jeff” Nordquist at Nordquist.Dolores@mayo.edu or Jean Wagner at 507-288-2228 or wagner.jean@mayo.edu.

Contact: Lindsay Kohn
Public Education Program Manager
Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance
4604 Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis MN 55407
Phone: (612) 822-0500 x.112
FAX: (612) 825-1140
lkohn@mnovarian.org

Founded in 1999 by a small group of ovarian cancer survivors,
Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA)
funds ovarian cancer research, raises awareness of the disease
and provides support to women with ovarian cancer and their families.
In the past six years, MOCA has awarded more than $1.3 million for
research grants in Minnesota

Updated: Monday, June 01, 2009 05:32:01 PM

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