Golfers Against Cancer, a nationwide non-profit that raises funds specifically
earmarked for cancer research, presented a check in mid-April in the amount of $35,350 to the Ovarian Cancer Institute, a non-profit located on the Georgia Tech campus, dedicated to discovering a reliable early detection tool for ovarian cancer. A check presentation ceremony was held on Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at the PGA Superstore in Buckhead. John McDonald, PhD, chief scientific officer of OCI, accepted the generous donation from Golfers Against Cancer board of directors, Hank and Nancy Schoeler, John Ray, Jack Murphy, Susan Traynor.

“On behalf of everyone with the Ovarian Cancer Institute, we wish to extend our sincere gratitude to Golfers Against Cancer for their generosity and support of what we’re working diligently to achieve at OCI, and that is, specifically, an early
detection test for ovarian cancer,” commented Dr. McDonald. “The work we conduct in our research lab relies exclusively on donations and grants, and when we receive such generous gifts like that received this week from Golfers Against Cancer, we are humbly grateful,” he continued.

The Atlanta chapter of Golfers Against Cancer locally supports just two organizations: Ovarian Cancer Institute and the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory. Nationally, GAC supports MD Anderson, Baylor College of Medicine, Duke Medical Center, Susan G. Komen Foundation and others. ‘Dancing with the Stars’ alumnus,
John O’Hurley, is a high-profile celebrity supporter of the organization and serves as emcee at all GAC events around the country.

The mission of the Ovarian Cancer Institute is to find an early screening test for ovarian cancer that is as reliable as a pap smear or mammogram. “Our lab dissects about 300 ovarian tumor samples a year, genetically analyzes each one, and then feeds information into a computer to determine if there is a common protein or other element in the samples. We hope to be able to isolate a commonality that will make it easy to detect ovarian cancer early via a simple test,”
explained Dr. McDonald. “GAC’s substantial donation helps us inch that much closer to making this simple test a reality for all women,” he continued.

For more information on Golfers Against Cancer, visit www.GolfersAgainstCancer.org. To learn more about the Ovarian Cancer Institute or to make an online donation, please visit www.ovariancancerinstitute.org.

About Golfers Against Cancer

Golfers Against Cancer (GAC) debuted in the
summer of 1997 by members of the Deerwood Club in Kingwood, Texas. The
group was founded to show support to a Deerwood member and an assistant pro
who both had been diagnosed with cancer. GAC was the idea of a Deerwood golf wife who told her husband, "if you are upset, then do something about it." Bobby Jones talked to his golf buddies Everette Bernal and Rod Felts – along with the Saturday morning gang at Deerwood -- and together they founded Golfers Against Cancer. The mission of Golfers Against Cancer was to raise funds for cancer research to honor their friends battling cancer. GAC’s first fundraising golf tournament was held in 1997 and generated $80,000. All of the expenses in 1997 were paid for by two funding families that year, which continues today, as a GAC
core belief is to ensure supporters that all contributions go directly to cancer research. The growth of the organization has exploded since its 1997 debut, and to date, GAC has raised over $13 million. Board members include Hank and Nancy Schoeler, John Ray, Seth Ryan, Steve Cummings, Jack Murphy and Chip and Susan Traynor. www.golfersagainstcancer.org.

The Ovarian Cancer Institute (OCI) was established in 1999 by Benedict B. Benigno, M.D. and John McDonald, PhD, as a 501 (c) 3, not-for-profit organization dedicated to finding an early diagnostic test for ovarian cancer, understanding the molecular basis of ovarian cancer and the cause of chemotherapy resistance, leading to the development of more effective therapies for the disease. The
Institute’s mission is to develop innovative research leading to earlier detection and more effective treatment of the cancer; to provide educational opportunities for medical professionals; and to educate women with respect to the early symptoms of ovarian cancer and to empower them to seek appropriate care immediately. The OCI lab is located on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in downtown Atlanta, GA. For more information, visit http://www.ovariancancerinstitute.org  or call (404) 385.7015.