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- Stop Cuts to Cancer Education, Screening, and Surveillance Programs
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The proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026 would eliminate the CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, which supports the only federally funded education and screening programs focused on gynecologic cancers. Act today to ensure that programs proven to increase early detection, improve outcomes, and save federal dollars through prevention, are not eliminated.
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OCRA’s Advocate’s Corner: October 2025
Written by Chad Ramsey, Vice President, Policy, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance Federal Update As of this writing, Congress has failed to come to an agreement on funding for the current fiscal year and the federal government is in a shutdown. We are closely monitoring the impact that the shutdown is having on the patient community and … Continued
OCRA’s Advocacy Day Media Coverage
The voices of OCRA’s advocates were amplified by recent television coverage of this year’s Fall Advocacy Day, during which more than 70 people from 30 states met with over 120 Congressional offices to push for critical legislation and funding. Their efforts were broadcast to more than 105,000 viewers, helping to get the message out about the vital … Continued
