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C3 Advocate Paulette Stallone Featured in New York Times

Today, the New York Times published a special profiling 522 cancer survivors in order to highlight some of the challenges they faced after completing treatment. The interviews share insights about life after cancer from survivors across the country. C3 Advocate Paulette Stallone is one of the survivors featured in the article.

Posted by Catherine Knowles on April 29th, 2010
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Tags: HR 1189

Register Today for June Lobby Day

As a member of the One Voice Against Cancer (OVAC) we are pleased to be participating in the annual OVAC Lobby Day. Join us in June as we head to the hill to ask Congress to increase funding for cancer research.

Important Dates:

May 12, 2010 – Last day to submit scholarship application
May 24, 2010 – Last day to register for OVAC Lobby Day
May 24, 2010 – Last day to reserve a hotel room at the special OVAC rate
June 16, 2010 – Lobby Day begins at 12:00 PM
June 17, 2010 – Lobby Day ends at 5:00 PM

Location: The Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel (415 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001)

Posted by Catherine Knowles on April 27th, 2010
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Tags: Appropriations, CDC, FDA, NCI, NIH, OVAC

Get the Latest Advocacy News on Twitter

Follow C3Advocacy on Twitter for updates on the latest policy news. Not only will we be posting the latest news, but we will also be posting tips on how you can help us in the fight against colorectal cancer. Follow us today at http://twitter.com/C3Advocacy, and tell your friends to follow us too! If you’re interested in the latest updates from all of C3, then follow our main Twitter feed which is still @FightCRC.

Posted by Catherine Knowles on April 24th, 2010
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Tags: Twitter

Advocates from All 50 States, DC, and Puerto Rico Butt-In to Congress

2010 Congressional Butt-In Generates Calls to Congress Supporting Colorectal Cancer Screening From All 50 States the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico

On March 30-31, 2010 advocates from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico called their Representatives in Congress, urging them to support the Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment Act (H.R. 1189) during the annual Congressional Butt-In.

The Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment Act (H.R. 1189) will establish a program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide colorectal cancer screenings and treatment for low-income, uninsured and underinsured individuals who are not eligible for Medicare.

Posted by Catherine Knowles on March 31st, 2010
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Tags: Butt-in, HR 1189, Kay Granger, Prevent Cancer Foundation, Representative Granger

Did You Call Congress Today? Let Us Know How The Call Went.

Hundreds of advocates from across the country are calling Congress today and asking Members to cosponsor life-saving legislation that will create a national screening and treatment program for colorectal cancer. Learn more about what H.R. 1189 will do.

Already today, we have reached over 160 Members of Congress! Did you call your Representative? Take a minute, and let us know how the call went in the form below.

And be sure to tell your friends, family, and colleagues to call 1-866-615-3375 and ask their Representative to cosponsor H.R. 1189. Together we will make the vision of a national screening and treatment program for colorectal cancer a reality.
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Posted by Catherine Knowles on March 30th, 2010
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Tags: Butt-in, HR 1189