H.O.W.'s Mission

• H.O.W. supports the Jacquie Liggett Research Fellowship by funding basic or translational research in ovarian cancer.
• H.O.W. helps women with ovarian cancer in financial need through the Jacquie Liggett Angel Fund. 
• H.O.W. presents educational programs concerning the recent advances being made in ovarian cancer. 
• H.O.W. supports the Dr. Robert C. Knapp Medical Student Award by funding medical students interested in gynecologic oncology who will have as a preceptor a Gynecologic Oncologist during their elective time in medical school.
• H.O.W. funds the screening of underserved and/or uninsured women for genetic mutations that increase risk of ovarian cancer.

H.O.W. raises money to support basic or translational research in ovarian cancer through the Jacquie Liggett Research Fellowship. Women with ovarian cancer experiencing financial need are helped through the Jacquie Liggett Angel Fund. H.O.W. is dedicated to promoting awareness and recent advances in ovarian cancer by presenting educational programs to women primarily in our area. H.O.W. provides support to medical students interested in gynecologic oncology by working with a gynecologic oncologist during their elective time in medical school through the Dr. Robert C. Knapp Medical Student Award. H.O.W. also funds the screening of underserved and/or uninsured women for genetic mutations that increase risk of ovarian cancer.