Mission
The mission of The National Organization Against Rare Cancers is to advocate for the rapid development of new and better medicines to treat people with rare cancers and other life-threatening ultra-rare diseases.  

Vision
The vision of The National Organization Against Rare Cancers is to mobilize the millions of patients around the world who by fate have found themselves with a medical diagnosis of an extraordinarily rare disease which, if left untreated, will threaten their life.  Individually, only so much can be done.  Collectively, our community will tell the powers-that-be that much more needs to be done, and that the system must change to allow new agents to be developed for our illnesses. 

History
The National Organization Against Rare Cancers was incorporated in the state of Maryland on March 13, 2006. The organization is in the process of applying to the federal government for 501(c)(3) status as a charity. 

Board of Directors
Mark Thornton, MD, PhD   President 
Gary Tomei, Esq
Noah Kimmerling
Rose Birtley
Patricia Thornton