Messages on recycling kiosks throughout the city warn residents not to ignore the signs and symptoms. Blood in Your Stool is Not Normal. Unexplained Weight Loss is Not Normal. 1…
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In Minnesota, we expanded our 2017 grant with the Minnesota Department of Health Sage Screening Program to include a pilot patient navigator program with International Medical Graduates (IMG). An IMG…
Colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death in Latino men and women combined, and barriers to preventative screening are often the cause of lower than average screening rates…
In March, Get Your Rear in Gear – Portland event director Dan Hawkins presented a grant check to OHSU Knight Cancer Center for $25,000. This grant was made possible by funds raised…
The latest figures released by the American Cancer Society show Minnesota at a 72% screening rate for colorectal cancer inching ever closer to the elusive 80% screening goal. But according to Minnesota Community Measurement,…
Guest blog by Barb Kunz, MS, CGC Around 5-10 percent of colorectal cancers are due to an inherited cause that can be found with genetic testing. Rare disease day gives us…
This guest blog was written by written by Lisa Elam, Program Manager for the World Trade Center Health Program Outreach at the Mental Health Association of New York City. In…
February 29 is Rare Disease Day. To help raise awareness on this day, Stacey Wilson is guest blogging about her experience as a MAP survivor, and the importance of genetic…
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….
On October 5, 2015, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force released draft recommendations for colorectal cancer screening guidelines and opened them for public comment. Below is our response. The Colon Cancer Coalition believes…