Our Latest News & Updates
Stay up to date with our latest news, details of upcoming events and information on the research we support.
What is Personalised Medicine?
Personalised medicine, also known as precision medicine, is medical treatment that takes into consideration the specific differences in the patient’s genes, environment, and lifestyle. The goal is to tailor the medical treatment to the specific characteristics of each patient, allowing for more accurate and effective treatment of the individual.
Announcing Roof Seal as a Major Sponsor
Roof Seal is partnering with the Letitia Linke Research Foundation as our Major Sponsor for the coming year, in addition to supporting our annual fundraiser, the Adelaide Silver Style as a Premium Sponsor for 2023. We greatly value the support of this iconic South Australian brand and appreciate their commitment to supporting our mission to raise awareness and funds for ovarian cancer.
Self care and pampering for cancer patients: Supporting the Mary Potter Complementary Therapy Program
During the Adelaide Silver Style Gala Ball, the foundation added a mystery live auction item – a gift of day of personal care to patients and their families in palliative care at Calvary or the Mary Potter Hospice. The response from the attendees was overwhelming and heart-warming, and with the generous support of the people in the room the auction item raised $17,045.00 for the program.
Inspiring South Australian Women 2023 - Commendation
We are delighted to share that LLRF Chair Madelyn Duckmanton received a commendation in the Inspiring South Australian Women's Award 2023, from the Australia Day Council of South Australia. This tremendous achievement reflects her dedication to raising awareness of Ovarian Cancer, through funding research and speaking at community events.
How Improved Treatment will Improve Outcomes
We often speak about our focus on funding research to find an early detection test, however this is not the only research that we support. Alongside a screening test, we are also focussing our efforts to fund research to improve treatment for women diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer.
