Imagine, you’re 22-years-old, two weeks shy of college graduation, experiencing “unusual” symptoms. You finally convince your doctor something is really wrong. Now imagine the diagnosis – stage III colon cancer….
Health disparity is a hot topic in healthcare, and part of so many conversations we are having in the colon cancer community right now. We are continually staring at statistics…
This Saturday, our inaugural bike race, Tour de Tush ™, will take off for a scenic ride from Allentown, Pennsylvania. With over 200 cyclist anticipated and almost $25,000 raised, this…
We received some really exciting news from the National Colorectal Cancer Round Table (NCCRT) yesterday. A new study shows that achieving the shared 80% by 2018 colorectal cancer screening goal…
The CDC estimates that if all Americans were screened at the age of 50 we could cut colon cancer deaths by 60%. This week a new tool was added to…
MINNEAPOLIS (January 14, 2014) — With gratitude and thanks, the Colon Cancer Coalition announces the resignation of President and Founder, Kristin Lindquist. Effective January 6, 2014, Lindquist stepped down as…
Researchers at MIT have developed a new technology that may make it easier for doctors to detect polyps during a colonoscopy procedure. In addition to the traditional two-dimensional images, photometric…
Preliminary reserach released today (Friday, June 7, 2013) in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics suggests that scientists are getting closer to creating a blood test that could detect colon cancers….
We received some great news regarding colonoscopy screening from the National Colorectal Cancer Round Table (NCCRT) today. From NCCRT: Health and Human Services has released final guidance today on essential…
DeDe Cargill from Every Steps Counts was on WTOC TV in Savannah this morning talking about the Savannah Get Your Rear in Gear 5K and the importance of colonoscopy screenings,…