Two people emailed me about OCF's mission after that post. In the broadest sense it is to provide sound peer reviewed information to those who need it about this disease, to provide support through mechanisms like this board to people engaged in their own fight with OC, to advocate for the American Public the development of a sound public policy at large programs, involved institutions (federal, state, and professional or private societies), that will have an impact on the death rate from the disease, which I and the foundation's scientific board believe can be reduced dramatically through early detection programs and increasing public awareness and literacy. Please note that missions can change. But supporting scientific endeavors via research funding is not in our current mission statement because we are not financially strong enough to do so, and this is actually being done by the NIH with major financial contributions already. We are staying focused on what we have seen work in literally every cancer in which the death rate has dropped. EARLY DETECTION. Colon, prostate, cervical, breast, etc. have all been brought down significantly as killers because of early detection and EXISTING treatments. We are following a model that is a proven winner in other cancers and which is in line with the financial resources we have.