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accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Dr. Barbara Mary Ansell, British scientist and paediatric rheumatologist (died at age 78)〔(Dr. Barbara Mary Ansell profile ), ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Maryam Babangida, Nigerian first lady (died at age 61)〔(First Lady Maryam Babangida dies ), allafrica.com; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Marina Baiul, mother of Ukrainian Olympic figure skater Oksana Baiul (died in 1991)〔(Oksana Baiul's mother, Marina, dies of ovarian cancer ), people.com; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Marcia Barrett, Jamaican-born British singer, surviving.〔(Jamaican-born British singer Marcia Barrett ("Boney-M") battling cancer ), jamaicaobserver.com; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Eileen Barton, Brooklyn-born American singer (died at age 81)〔(Biodata: Eileen Barton ), saxonyrecordcompany.com; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Kathy Bates, Oscar-winning American actress, surviving; later treated for breast cancer.〔(Kathy Bates: "What I Know Now" ), aarp.org, October 2013; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Laurie Beechman, American actress/singer (died at age 44)〔(Obiuary for Laurie Beechman ), nytimes.com, March 10, 1998; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Marcheline Bertrand, American film actress; mother of Angelina Jolie and James Haven; former wife of Jon Voight (died at age 56)〔(Angelina Jolie's pain at losing her mother; Marcheline Bertrand dies at 56 from ovarian cancer ), dailymail.co.uk; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Carol Bly, American short-story writer/essayist (died at age 77)〔(Writer and essayist Carol Bly dead at 77 from ovarian cancer ), startribune.com; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Clare Boylan, Irish writer (died at age 58)〔(Clare Boylan obituary ), telegraph.co.uk; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Raelene Boyle, Australian athlete; surviving〔(Raelene Boyle's health scare(s) ), womansday.com.au, July 2012; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Diem Brown, American reality TV star (''The Real World'' and ''Road Rules''; she died at age 34 after a nine year battle with the disease)〔("Diem Brown (''The Real World'' and ''Road Rules'') dies of cancer, aged 32" ), people.com, November 14, 2014; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Pam Brown, American politician (died at age 58)〔(Nebraska lawmaker Pam Brown dies ), starherald.com; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Tina Brozman, American lawyer and judge (died at age 54)〔(Notice of death of Tina Brozman ), nytimes.com, June 28, 2007; accessed November 2014.〕〔(Tina Brozman Foundation official website ), tinabrozmanfoundation.org, May 2012; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Dorothy Brunson, American businesswoman; first African American woman to own radio and television stations (died at age 72)〔(Notice of death of businesswoman Dorothy Brunson ), articles.baltimoresun.com, August 4, 2011; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Zenobia Camprubí Aymar, Spanish-born (of Catalan and Puerto Rican descent) writer, poet and translator (died at age 69)〔(Biography: Zenobia Camprubí Aymar ), ccgediciones.com; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Ann Carter, American child actress (''The Curse of the Cat People''; died at age 77)〔(Notice of death of 1940s child actress Ann Carter ), variety.com; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Veronica Castang, British film, stage and television actress (died at age 50)〔(Death of actress Veronica Castang ), nytimes.com, November 7, 1988; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Jill Chaifetz, American lawyer and children's right advocate (died at age 41)〔(Lawyer and advocate Jill Chaifetz dead at 41 ), nytimes.com, February 3, 2006; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Carol Channing, American stage and musical comedy actress, surviving〔(Carol Channing at 90 on surviving ovarian cancer ), outinperth.com, March 13, 2011; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Cayle Chernin, Canadian actress, writer, and producer (died at age 63)〔(Actress, writer, and producer Cayle Chernin deat at 63 from ovarian cancer ), ctv.ca, February 20, 2011; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Bonnie Christensen, American children's book author and illustrator (died at age 63)〔(Obituaries: Bonnie Christensen ), obituaries.wilsontimes.com; accessed February 4, 2015.〕 *Caitlin Clarke, American actress (died at age 52)〔(Caitlin Clarke biodata ), andywest.org; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Alma Cogan, English singer/entertainer (died at age 34)〔("Alma Cogan: 'John Lennon's secret lover'" ), dailymail.co.uk; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Claudia Cohen, American socialite and journalist (died at age 56)〔(Claudia Cohen, celebrity journalist, dead at 56 ), nytimes.com, June 16, 2007; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Anita Connick, American lawyer, judge and Louisiana Supreme Court justice (died at age 55)〔(Anita Connick, mother of Harry Connick, Jr. died of ovarian cancer ), ovguide.com; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Maureen Connolly, tennis great; first woman to win four grand slam titles in one year (died age 34)〔("Maureen 'Little Mo' Connolly, tennis great ), mcbtennis.org; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Mary Cooney, American social worker, freelance book editor, and ''Arizona Daily Star'' copy editor (died at age 66)〔("Copy editor Mary Cooney dies at 66 from ovarian cancer" ), azstarnet.com; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Helen Cresswell, British writer and author (died at age 71)〔(Obituary for Helen Cresswell ), theguardian.com, September 29, 2005; accessed November 14, 2014.〕〔(Helen Cresswell biography ), humanities360.com; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Kartina Dahari, Malaysian singer (died at age 73) *Cathryn Damon, American actress (died at age 56)〔(Death of Cathryn Damon ), pinterest.com; accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Ramona Davies, American cabaret singer and pianist, also known as Ramona and her Grand Piano (died at age 63)〔(Ramona Davies' profile ), imdb.com; accessed February 4, 2015.〕 *U.S. congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), surviving.〔http://www.unitedformedicalresearch.com/leader_profiles/representative-rosa-delauro〕〔http://www.ovariancancer.org/2010/09/29/ocna-gives-hope-award-to-congresswoman-rosa-delauro〕 *Sandy Dennis, Oscar-winning American actress (died at age 54)〔(Actress Sandy Dennis dies of ovarian cancer at age 54 ), news.google.com (archived); accessed November 14, 2014.〕 *Nancy Dolman, Canadian actress and wife of Martin Short (died at age 58)〔(Martin Short's wife Nancy Dolman dies after three year battle with ovarian cancer ), radaronline.com, September 8, 2010; 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