The CCOCR has a broad mandate to cover all topics related to ovarian cancer including fundamental, translational, clinical, epidemiological, and psycho-social research. Participants include scientists, clinical researchers, graduate students, fellows and residents from across Canada.

The ojectives of the conference are:

• to disseminate essential new information and help identify unmet challenges in ovarian cancer;
• to promote encounters and exchange of ideas between colleagues and trainees in basic and clinical areas;
• to facilitate and extend productive research collaborations across the country and internationally.