My Nonprofit Reviews

The Oral Cancer Foundation is an outstanding organization that is laser focused on it's mission to combat oral cancers. They were early and very vocal supporters of the HPV vaccine, which can actually prevent a significant number of these cancers from even occurring. Cancer prevention always beats cancer treatment! One of the greatest accomplishments of the Foundation was their efforts to get the HPV vaccine recommended by the FDA for boys in addition to girls. This was critically important to helping break the chains of transmission along with educating the public on the types of cancer caused by this virus. They follow research on new treatments closely, which is important because the most commonly used treatments for these cancers are so incredibly debilitating to patients. And not only do they follow the research, they also support it financially and provide suggestions for future directions of research via their work with granting agencies. They are also involved with networks of dentist in terms of screening people for signs of oral cancer. This is important because most people visit their dentists more often than their doctors, and finding these cancers early is a key to survival. Another way they approach ending oral cancers is by advocating for smoking curtailment efforts, so that young people don't go down that path. Their website offers up a strong support program for oral cancer patients like me, connecting people who are newly diagnosed with the disease to those who have survived it. This charity puts the patients first and has an oversized influence for a relatively small charity. I am happy to support them in their efforts.