Sherry Pollex taking fight against ovarian cancer to Capitol Hill
Over the past year, Martin Truex Jr.'s longtime girlfriend, Sherry Pollex, has proven to the NASCAR community she is a tough fighter, and on Wednesday she is taking her fight against ovarian cancer to Capitol Hill.
Pollex, who was diagnosed with Stage 3 ovarian cancer 11 months ago, will travel to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to meet with Congressional Representatives to discuss ovarian cancer funding and making treatments more affordable.
She is also planning to advocate for The Cancer Treatment Party Act, a bill which will ensure women have access to affordable oral chemotherapy treatments, which are not always covered by insurance companies.
"I am both excited and honored to have been asked to partner with the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance and go to Washington to meet with legislators to discuss the much needed additional funding for ovarian cancer," said Pollex. "We will also be there to advocate for policies that ensure women have access to the newest personalized treatments for cancer. There are new drugs available for ovarian cancer but for many women they are not affordable even with insurance coverage. We need to change that, and make sure that everyone has access to the breakthrough treatments to fight this disease."
Members of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance team, including CEO Calaneet Balas, policy counsel Jeremy Scott and vice president of cause marketing Lisa Mauti, will join Pollex in her trip to Washington, D.C.
"Having the voice of a survivor and a well-known public figure helps to advance ovarian cancer on the federal policy agenda and bring a face to this devastating disease," said Balas. "Sherry is a wonderful advocate for ovarian cancer and we're excited that she could join us for a day of advocacy for ovarian cancer."
