All patient appointments and surgeries at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston are cancelled for September 12, 2008 in anticipation of Hurricane Ike.
As of now, the hospital remains open for patients who have been admitted or had surgery today, September 11. However families of patients are urged to remain at home and not visit during the storm. Read the rest of this entry »
Despite the fact that removing and testing at least 12 nearby lymph nodes during colorectal cancer surgery improves accurate staging and survival, most US hospitals are not reaching that goal.
In a recent study of nearly 1,300 hospitals, only 38 percent tested at least 12 nodes in 75 percent of colorectal cancer surgeries performed in 2004 and 2005. Read the rest of this entry »
In 2005, Christine Niemi, was diagnosed at age 28 with stage IV colorectal cancer that had spread to the liver. Eighteen months later, she joined C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition at its Call-on Congress grassroots training and lobby day and became an active and tenacious advocate with the organization. Last week, she attended the Stand Up to Cancer broadcast as a representative of C3. We asked her to share her experience with others in the cancer fight.
Last Friday, September 5, I had the amazing opportunity to represent C3 at the Stand Up to Cancer live broadcast in Los Angeles, CA. I was joined by C3 board member Andy Giusti and advocates Florence Kurttila and Sean Twersky (Sean’s mom, Lisa Dubow, was one of C3’s founders and is the namesake of the organization’s Lisa Fund, which raises money for late stage colorectal cancer research). Participating in the event was the experience of a lifetime.
Early in the afternoon we attended a luncheon for the advocates representing 75 different cancer advocacy organizations from across the United States. There was a great sense of excitement – and the camaraderie between the groups was inspirational. It was exciting for me to meet other young adult cancer survivors. Speeches were made to acknowledge the people who worked so hard to organize the event as well as to illustrate how far we’ve come in the war against cancer and how much more there is to do.
C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition Advocates Sean Twersky, Christine Niemi, Florence Kurttila and C3 Board member Andy Giusti will be attending the Stand Up to Cancer broadcast on Friday night, September 5 at 8 pm (Eastern) simulcast on NBC, ABC, and CBS. They’ll be wearing Cover Your Butt t-shirts to encourage legislation to remove financial barriers to colorectal cancer screening and prevent colorectal cancer. Read the rest of this entry »
C3 Board Chair Nancy Roach has been chosen Chairperson of the Stand Up to Cancer Advocate Advisory Council.
Key leaders of national cancer advocacy organizations, the Advocate Advisory Council provides the critical perspective of patients and families as SU2C research is chosen and carried out. Read the rest of this entry »
