Today’s the day! With #OneVoice, OVAC members, volunteers & advocates are standing together to urge Congress to strengthen federal investments in #CancerResearch & #CancerPrevention: 🪙$51.3B for @NIH 🪙$7.99B for @theNCI 🪙$482.9M for @CDC_Cancer 🪙$1.5B for @ARPA_H

💃🪩 Another week of #DWTS means another reminder: always put your best foot forward, and that includes your health! Take the lead and talk to your doctor about the cancer screenings that are right for you. 👠 #CancerAwareness

🩷💪 This #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, we’re honored to share Keely’s story: how she turned fear into faith and found the light while navigating her breast cancer diagnosis. 📖 Read Keely’s story: breastcancer.org/personal-st…

🩺 Medical Assistants don’t just take vital signs, they ARE the vital signs of a healthy cancer clinic! This #NationalMedicalAssistantsDay, we’re saluting the MAs supporting oncology teams nationwide. Give a big TY to an MA today! 💙 #ThankYou

🏀 The NBA season tips off this week! As the pros hit the court, let’s keep our own health in the game. Sink the most important shot of the season: schedule your cancer screening today. 🎯 #CancerAwareness

💚 Did you know? The viruses behind hepatitis B & C can quietly inflame your liver for years, and long-term infection is a leading cause of liver cancer. The good news: testing is simple. Know your status, protect your liver. 🎗️ #LiverCancerAwareness

🎗️ Yesterday was Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. On 10/13 we honor everyone living with & lost to MBC (stage IV) breast cancer. Nearly 155,000 women in the U.S. are living with metastatic breast cancer right now. 💗 Learn more: breastcancer.org/types/metas…

🧡 This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we’re shining a light on a hard truth: breast cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer death for Native women. This #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, we’re committed to closing the gaps that inequity creates. 🎗️ #HealthEquity

🩷 What’s the breast way to check? 🙌 Doctors no longer push a strict monthly self-exam schedule. Instead, they champion #BreastSelfAwareness: knowing how your body normally looks & feels, so you catch changes early. Learn more: hopkinsmedicine.org/health/w…

#StateOfCancer: Idaho! Thanks to House Bill 648, Idahoans will have easier, more affordable access to oral chemotherapy drugs. Policy = progress. 🎗️ Read More: fightcancer.org/releases/hou…

💚 October is #LiverCancerAwarenessMonth. More than 800,000 people worldwide are diagnosed with liver cancer every year. This month we uplift every liver cancer fighter, survivor & family. 🎗️ #FightCancerTogether

October is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth! This month we #GoPink to honor the more than 4 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. today, and everyone facing breast cancer, past, present & future. 🩷

💛 As #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth closes, our promise doesn’t. Survival for kids with cancer has climbed from 61% in 1975 to 84% today, but our work isn’t done until it’s 100%. Keep going gold, all year long. 🎗️ #FightCancerTogether Read More: danafarberbostonchildrens.or…

💙 This #OvarianCancerAwarenessMonth, we’re honored to share Rachel’s story: from diagnosis to turning "pain into purpose," she’s driven 80+ awareness proclamations nationwide. 💪 📖 Read Rachel’s story: ovarian.org/teal-talk-rachel…

🚗💨 Ka-chow! #Cars turns 20 and rolls back into theaters this month! Lightning McQueen learned that no one wins alone, and neither do we. In the fight against cancer, community is our pit crew. 🏁💛 #CancerAwareness

💜 September is #GynecologicCancerAwarenessMonth. Every 5 minutes, someone is diagnosed with 1 of 5 gyn cancers: cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, vulvar. Only cervical has a screening test, so know your body & talk to your doctor. 🎗️ #GYNCancer

🦋 September is #ThyroidCancerAwarenessMonth. It's 3x more common in women than men and often strikes young, with most cases diagnosed between 20 and 55. The good news: the 5-year survival rate is over 98%. Know your neck, check for lumps. Read More: cancer.org/cancer/types/thyr…

#StateofCancer: 🌺 Hawaii has the LOWEST cancer death rate of any U.S. state, at 115.2 per 100,000 in 2024. Prevention, screening & access make a real difference. 🎗️ Read More: asbestos.com/cancer/state-ca…

🎒📚 #BacktoSchool season is in full swing! For kids fighting cancer, a classroom can feel a world away. OVAC continues to advocate for research & support so that no student’s future is limited by a diagnosis. Every kid deserves a shot at their dreams. 💛

🩸 September is #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth Every 3 minutes, someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with a blood cancer. The good news? Leukemia’s survival rate has more than doubled since the 1960s. That’s the power of research. 🎗️❤️ Read More: bloodcancerunited.org/blood-…

🕊️ Today we remember 9/11. Did you know: nearly 50,000 first responders & survivors have since been diagnosed with a 9/11-related cancer from the toxic dust at Ground Zero. We honor them. 🎗️💙 #NeverForget Read More: scientificamerican.com/artic…