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…
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You may know that all Get Your Rear in Gear events are planned by volunteers with a passion for colon cancer awareness and screening. What you may not know is…
Recent studies have shown that up to 70% of Americans WITH insurance are not up-to-date on their colon cancer screening. This number includes people who are of eligible screening age and have…
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…
For our founder Kristin Lindquist’s milestone birthday next month she is inviting you to Take a Stand for the Can. Here’s her challenge: For my big FIVE-OH on January 28th, I invite you…
A $37,500 grant from the Colon Cancer Coalition will help Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) improve colon cancer screening and detection for its patients. The Boston Health…
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….
Huge kudos to Get Your Rear in Gear – Baton Rouge. They partnered with local television station WBRZ TV (ABC) in March 2012 for an on-air PSA and news story…
In advance of the 2013 Get Your Rear in Gear – Twin Cities event on April 21, the Star Tribune published a story highlighting the importance of colonoscopy in prevention…