OCRA is the voice for the ovarian cancer community.
OCRA’s Center for Public Policy drives action at local, state, and federal levels to advance research, improve access to care, and strengthen support for everyone affected by ovarian and all gynecologic cancers. By uniting advocates, experts, and policymakers, we turn the priorities of the gynecologic cancer community into meaningful, lasting change.
Chad Ramsey, OCRA’s Vice President of Policy, writes a monthly update with behind-the-scenes reports to keep you current on the latest news from our Advocate Leaders and policy team.
It’s imperative for us to unite in the fight for gynecologic cancer research. As an OCRA Advocate Leader, I will continue to educate the community. We don’t have the time to remain quiet.
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New policy hub builds on record of helping to secure billions in federal funding and training thousands of advocates, with expanded priorities and an interactive policy map New York, NY – [November 20, 2025] — Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) today announced the launch of its Center for Public Policy, a dedicated hub that reflects expanded policy … Continued
OCRA joined more than 400 patient advocates, providers and researchers at the Rally for Medical Research Hill Day on September 18th to call on Congress to increase critical funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for Fiscal Year 2026. Dozens of organizations, including the event’s founding organizer American Association for Cancer Research, met with … Continued
On September 16, 2025, OCRA’s Vice President of Policy, Chad Ramsey, spoke at the Denmark Embassy in Washington, DC, about how international collaboration and cross-sector partnerships can advance research progress and improve patient outcomes. Ramsey joined Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman in sharing insights with key stakeholders in the gynecologic cancer space at this event hosted … Continued
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