Get Your Rear in Gear 5K races and other events are scheduled in many cities in 2011 to get people to talk about colorectal cancer — with their families, their friends, and their doctors.
During March 2011 there are Get Your Rear in Gear Runs in the following cities. Click on a city near you for more information about registration and times. Read the rest of this entry »
March and Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month are almost here.
If you are running a race — or sponsoring a walk — to raise awareness and funds for colorectal cancer, let us know. We’ll post it here on Research News.
Be sure to give us a link so people can find you and send the details of where, when, and how to sign up.
Email kate@fightcolorectalcancer.org with information about your event.
Thanks to KidsPrintables.com for the runner image. It’s available there for your kids to color along with other fun things to do this winter.
Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper
Along with Preventing Colorectal Cancer.org and the Prevent Cancer Foundation, C3 hosted a Congressional briefing in order to provide Members and health care staff with information about current colorectal cancer screening programs that work and pending legislation that has the potential to save thousands of lives and billions in Medicare expenditures by expanding access to colorectal cancer screening and treatment.
Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper spoke at the briefing about the impact of colorectal cancer on women and to urge support for her recently-introduced resolution. A champion for the health care and wellness needs of women, Representative Dahlkemper discussed the importance of early detection and screening in the fight against colorectal cancer.
“Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in both women and men in the United States, yet many people are unaware of the need to be screened for this disease. As many as 44,000 lives a year could be saved if colorectal cancer screening was fully accessible and utilized. Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is about educating men and women to save lives. I am proud to be part of this important effort to raise awareness and help in the fight against colorectal cancer.”
A champion for the health care and wellness needs of women, Rep. Dahlkemper recently introduced a resolution regarding the impact of colon cancer on women, and as we head into the second week of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month reminds us of the importance of observing Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month:
“Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in both women and men in the United States, yet many people are unaware of the need to be screened for this disease. As many as 44,000 lives a year could be saved if colorectal cancer screening was fully accessible and utilized. Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is about educating men and women to save lives. I am proud to be part of this important effort to raise awareness and help in the fight against colorectal cancer.”
During March pick up a free colorectal cancer screening kit, complete it at home, and mail it back.
Immunochemical fecal occult blood test (iFOBT) screening kits are are available at the drive-up window at CentraCare Pharmacy at St. Cloud Hospital and at the Coborn Cancer Center.
Reminder from the folks at CentraCare Health System:
This screening does not replace a colonoscopy, which is the best method to detect colorectal cancer. To schedule your colonoscopy, please call CentraCare Digestive Center at (320) 229-4916.
