The mission of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) is to raise awareness and promote education about ovarian cancer. The Coalition is committed to improving the survival rate and quality of life for women with ovarian cancer.

Gail Hayward founded the NOCC in 1995 after she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and made it her life’s work to help women advocate for themselves for early detection, proper treatment and improved quality of life with the disease. The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition is the nation’s leading ovarian cancer public information and education organization. Since its inception in 1995, NOCC has been committed to promoting research and raising awareness about ovarian cancer in communities across the country and to providing support for woman and their families struggling with the disease. 

For more information on the NOCC, go to ovarian.org

   

NOCC Goals

   * Provide the medical community and general
      population with a national resource focused
      solely on ovarian cancer 
   * Offer complete and accurate information 
      regarding ovarian cancer 
   * Raise awareness about the incidence, 
      prevalence, and clinical presentations of 
      ovarian cancer 
   * Initiate patient/physician discussions about
      the risk factors and symptoms of 
      ovarian cancer 
   * Obtain more funding for: 
         Patient and public education 
         Professional education 
         Quality of life for ovarian cancer survivors

The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition is a nationally recognized organization with a growing nationwide network of more than 80 licensed Divisions. NOCC volunteers fuel the ovarian cancer awareness movement in local communities throughout the United States. These volunteers understand the specific needs of individual communities and through the establishment of local divisions, promote and expand patient, public, and professional education about ovarian cancer. At the local level, NOCC volunteers are trained to offer support to patients, family members and caregivers. They organize awareness event, sponsor educational programs and continuing medical education symposia, disseminate literature at health fairs and address organizations through speaker’s bureaus.