In July, more than 100 advocates went to Capitol Hill to educate and lobby Members of Congress to join us in our mission to reduce the number of deaths from ovarian cancer and ultimately the disease. Learn more about Lobby Day 2009.
To learn more about how to be an advocate, see the following two documents. The Primer is a short document about the appropriations process – how the government funds programs annually. The Federal Ovarian Cancer Action Strategy (FOCAS) Report is an in-depth explanation of the federal role in the fight against ovarian cancer.
See the Appropriations Primer (MS Word)
See the FOCAS report (PDF)
