We thank you for your confidence and support, at our size every dollar counts. The big charities, like ACS that takes in a billion dollars a year, or some of the large charities that take in hundreds of millions a year, have business models that allow them to grow by servicing just the four big cancers, or one of them. Truth is, that oral cancer with an incidence rate of only 36,000 people a year (vs 225,000 for breast for instance) and a higher death rate as a percentage of those diagnosed than other cancers (47% at 5 years); we will never build the hundreds of thousands of survivors and supporters who become long term donors and volunteers for the big guys. The math just isn't there. So those who are touched by this disease are small in numbers, survivors are fewer, and keeping a non profit alive that is dedicated to this specific disease is a bad business model. We continue because of all of you who donate regularly, even small amounts, and those that volunteer. Thank you for being part of the solution, and voting for a change in this specific disease with your dollars donated.


Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.