Joe Arite

C3 Director of Policy Joe Arite received the Cancer Prevention Laurel for Advocacy during a luncheon at the the national Dialogue for Action in Baltimore on April 2, 2009

The Prevent Cancer Foundation created the Cancer Prevention Laurel to recognize and celebrate innovators and leaders in the fight against colorectal cancer. Vince Papale, the former Philadelphia Eagles football player and a colorectal cancer survivor, presented the winners with their awards. Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. Jeffrey Chou

Jeffrey Chou, M.D.,Ph.D., is the recipient of the 2009 AACR-Colorectal Cancer Coalition Fellows Grant in memory of Lisa Dubow.

Dr. Chou, a researcher at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center at the University of Washington in Seattle, will study how to make colorectal cancer stem cells more vulnerable to the body’s immune system.

The award will be made at the AACR’s 100th Annual Meeting in Denver.  Funds for the grant were raised by C3 through the Lisa Fund. Donations to the fund are targeted for research to develop treatments for patients with late-stage colorectal cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition would like to thank the advocates from all around the country who mobilized and bombarded Congress with nearly 3,000 phone calls on Tuesday. They had one common message…”Support The Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment Act.”

Advocates followed up C3’s very successful Call-on Congress with a one day phone blitz. Over 400 Congressional offices were reached and our voices were heard loud and clear on The Hill. Read the rest of this entry »

C3 President Carlea Bauman, Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), and C3 Director of Research Communication Kate Murphy

C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition wrapped up the 2009 Call-on Congress with a Congressional briefing on Capitol Hill. C3, along with our partner the Prevent Cancer Foundation, held a briefing on Capitol Hill for Members of Congress, staff and the many advocates who made their way to Washington, DC. Read the rest of this entry »

After two days of training and strategizing, 65 colorectal cancer advocates took their message to Capitol Hill today that colorectal cancer is a preventable, treatable and beatable disease.

Advocates participating in the 2009 Call-on Congress held face-to-face meetings with their Members of Congress and staff to urge their support of colorectal cancer legislation that would improve access to screenings for those who are poor, uninsured or underinsured, and for a program at the Department of Defense that would conduct research into new treatments and a cure for the disease. Read the rest of this entry »