We Started Because of Barbara. We Fight On for All Women.

The Barbara T. Ferraro Foundation was the idea of Barbara T. Ferraro, who died of ovarian cancer in 2023.

From the moment Barbara was diagnosed and along her six-year battle with ovarian cancer, she was determined to help as much as she was being helped. Barbara was always there for anyone she met that was battling cancer. She would immediately listen to their story, share hers and pray for them daily, all while staying in constant communication to share their victories and struggles. In keeping with Barbara’s life focus to love and love more, and her last wish to beat ovarian cancer, we are working relentlessly and with a laser focus to bring about a cure.

Read about her story here.

Vision

To accelerate the prevention, detection and cure of Ovarian Cancer

Mission

To use 100% of our funding in service to our vision.

Our Work

The Barbara T. Ferraro Foundation sees our role in the fight against ovarian cancer as an urgent agent of change to turn the tide against this tragic, horrible disease. We do this through three critical avenues:

Our Team

We are an army of volunteer advocates, experts and medical professionals who give of our time so that every penny of our funding goes into preventing, detecting and curing ovarian cancer.

Find out more about our leadership and partners.

Dr. David Warshal

Head, Division of Gynecologic Oncology; Director, Gynecologic Cancer Center; Gynecologic Oncologist

MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper

State-of-the-art cancer management protocols are a direct result of basic science research and clinical trials that help establish standard of care practices. It is essential to continue this process by supporting innovative research efforts in the search for breakthrough medications that will eliminate cancer.

Funding support by grassroots organizations such as the Barbara T. Foundation, dedicated to fighting ovarian cancer is the critical key, and advances could never be possible without incredible people doing incredible things through clinical research.