Fight CRC Blog

ChatCRC: A Chatbot Revolutionizing Colorectal Cancer Support

Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC), a leading advocacy organization dedicated to supporting colorectal cancer patients and caregivers, is proud to announce the launch of ChatCRC, the first-ever AI-powered chatbot designed...

Acceptance Not to Have Children

Karen Desjardins, age 69, is a survivor of four different cancers. She was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 36, colon cancer at age 44, ovarian cancer at age 47,...

Josh Built Family through Adoption

Josh had been experiencing minor symptoms and sought out care on numerous occasions over a few years, but his family physician told him that he was “too young, too healthy”...

Noninvasive CRC Screening Trials

Trials evaluating the effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening tests most commonly report two key measures: the specificity and sensitivity of the test. Specificity describes how well the test can correctly...

Ashley Built Family Through IVF

In 2011 at age 24, Ashley Flynn was diagnosed with stage III rectal cancer. For three years prior to her diagnosis, she had rectal bleeding and consulted multiple providers to...

Joanna Built Family Through Surrogacy

In May 2019, Joanna, age 31, was diagnosed with stage III rectal cancer. This diagnosis, alone, was devastating. What she did not understand at the time was that her journey...