20 Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation Why we commissioned this report The Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF) is the largest non-governmental funder of ovarian cancer research in Australia. We commissioned the State of the Nation: Research Audit to understand where research funding currently goes, and where the funding gaps are, so that we could develop a roadmap for improving the stagnated survival rates for women with ovarian cancer. Highly Influential The report looked at historical funding data and research, and ovarian cancer researchers, clinicians and consumers were surveyed. Patient support organisations, Medicines Australia’s Oncology Industry Taskforce, governments and allied charitable foundations were all consulted. Each year, more than 1,800 Australian women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. More than 1,100 of those women will die as a result. Over the next decade, more than 2.2 million women will die from ovarian cancer globally. We want and need to change that. The State of the Nation: Research Audit We need to know where funding gaps are so that we can stop ovarian cancer from taking the lives of so many women and girls.