Here is what we need from Congress to allow more funding for education and funding for a screening test so ovarian cancer is detected before it’s too late:
Congressional Update
Budget Outlook for Fiscal Year 2009
The Alliance will be supporting our Policy Priorities for FY2009 which
include
* Passing the Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act
* Appropriating $25 million for the Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer
Research Program
* Appropriating $10 million for the implementation of Johanna’s Law: the
Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act (P.L. 109-475)
* Appropriating $10 million for the Ovarian Cancer Control Initiative
* Increasing appropriations by 9.5% for the National Cancer Institute
Write your Congress representative today to help push these initiatives through to save lives. Statistics show 75% of women diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer die. Yes, die! This statistic is too high. Mortality rates are not decreasing as other known cancers. Help support funding for the fifth leading cause of death of women.
