Are you looking for real-time support and help finding local resources? Check out Fight CRC’s partnership with the Cancer Support Community. In 2015, Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) and the Cancer Support Community (CSC) embarked on an important partnership to help patients and caregivers access…
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Highlights: Dealing with the death of a friend or family member can lead to a variety of emotional responses Grief is an important part of the recovery process Though they may not make the process easier, there are ways to help manage grief, including counseling,…
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Cancer research is continually progressing. With each clinical trial and research study, our understanding in the evolving world of cancer gets closer to novel prevention, screening, and treatment methods. With improved treatment methods comes improved patient outcomes. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), which is part…
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I will never forget the day that changed my life forever. May 19, 2000 started off as a day like any other. As I went off to school I exchanged the typical “I love you” and “See you later” with my parents. I was a…
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With fall just around the corner, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) expects flu season to begin ramping up within the next few months. According to the CDC, the flu season often times begins increasing around October with peak flu season occurring notoriously between December…
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This is a guest blog written by Chad Schrack, a Fight CRC Advocate. When I asked my boss at FedEx Freight Youngstown, John Murphy, if I could have four months off of work when I turned 50 to walk across the country. He just laughed…
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MEET MIA /CONOZCA A MIA Patient/Survivor Paciente/Sobreviviente Oklahoma City, Oklahoma MIA’S STORY/LA HISTORIA DE MIA As told by Mia’s mother, Brenda / Contada for la mamá de Mia, Brenda Mia is 11 years old and had always been a very active child. She never had…
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Accepting the changes in your life after a colon or rectal cancer diagnosis can be difficult. Many people who are able to process losses and adjust to a “new normal” report high levels of life satisfaction, good quality of life and overall happiness. There are…
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This is a guest blog written by Kathleen Overy, a 2018 Fight CRC Ambassador. My husband Jay had finally scheduled his first routine colonoscopy. On the way to the appointment we were laughing and joking about how hungry we were and deciding where we would…
Read Full PostFight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) has joined 21 public health and patient advocacy groups in submitting a letter to the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) requesting it reconsider its 2016 colorectal cancer screening recommendation before its currently scheduled review in 2021. The request follows a…
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