Ready to run?  Walk?  Party?  Celebrate colorectal cancer survivors?

The 5th Annual SCOPE Fun Run begins at 8:00 a.m. on March 27, 2010 at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Registration is now open.

The Sprint for Colorectal Oncology,Prevention and Education (SCOPE) includes:

• 5K Run/Walk
• 1 K Fun Walk for children beginning at 9 a.m.
• Survivor’s Fair
• Post-Race Party with live band Lewna Eclipse

A special feature of the day will be a chance to explore inside the Super Colon, an educational project of the Prevent Cancer Foundation.   Eight feet high and 20 feet long, the Super Colon helps visitors understand the importance of screening to prevent colorectal cancer.

The first of this year’s Get Your Rear in Gear walks and runs to raise awareness of colorectal cancer is scheduled for February 28 in Lafayette, LA.

The day begins with a Kids Fun Run at 8:00 am, followed by a 5K timed run/walk at 8:30 Read the rest of this entry »

Briefly

• The Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada is sponsoring a contest for print and video ads that raise awareness of colorectal cancer.
• Clinical trials at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD are an option for cutting-edge treatment at no cost.
• When co-pays are raised for Medicare, the elderly make fewer outpatient visits but are hospitalized more often and stay in the hospital longer.

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On April 18th, the fifth annual Crack A Smile Comedy Show will benefit the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada (CCAC).

• Crack A Smile Comedy Show
• Saturday, April 18, 2009 starting at 8:15 p.m.
• Toronto Centre for the Arts
• George Weston Recital Hall
• 5040 Yonge St, (north of Sheppard Ave)
• Toronto, ON

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Video courtesy of CBS News

Ironman star and Oscar nominee Terrence Howard is speaking out to prevent colon cancer after his mother died of colon cancer last fall at the age of 56. Read the rest of this entry »